Connecticut House Bill HB05212 Latest Draft

                             
 
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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 
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  Substitute Bill No. 5212 
 
 
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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 
such interdistrict magnet school program who are English language 51 
learners, and (iv) if such interdistrict magnet school program is assisting 52  Substitute Bill No. 5212 
 
 
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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 
legally responsible for educating. 83 
(11) "Out-of-district student" means a student enrolled or 84  Substitute Bill No. 5212 
 
 
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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) (A) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (B) of this 101 
subdivision, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, an interdistrict 102 
magnet school program operator that is not a local or regional board of 103 
education shall be entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the sum of 104 
(i) forty-two per cent of the difference between (I) the product of the 105 
foundation and its total magnet school program need students, and (II) 106 
the per student amount such operator received under section 10-264l of 107 
the general statutes, as amended by this act, for the fiscal year ending 108 
June 30, 2024, multiplied by the number of students enrolled in such 109 
program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and (ii) the amount 110 
described in subparagraph (A)(i)(II) of this subdivision. 111 
(B) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, if (i) the total amount of 112 
the grant calculated pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this subdivision 113 
plus the total amount of tuition charged during the fiscal year ending 114 
June 30, 2025, by such operator is less than (ii) the sum of the total 115 
revenue per pupil for each student enrolled in such program during the 116  Substitute Bill No. 5212 
 
 
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fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, such operator shall be entitled to a grant 117 
in an amount equal to the sum of (I) the amount described in 118 
subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, and (II) the difference between the 119 
amount described in subparagraph (B)(ii) of this subdivision and the 120 
amount described in subparagraph (B)(i) of this subdivision. 121 
(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year 122 
thereafter, an interdistrict magnet school program operator that is not a 123 
local or regional board of education shall be entitled to a grant in an 124 
amount equal to the product of the foundation and its total magnet 125 
school program need students, except that such operator shall not 126 
receive less than the sum of the total revenue per pupil for such 127 
operator. 128 
(c) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, an interdistrict magnet 129 
school operator that is a local or regional board of education shall be 130 
entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the sum of (A) forty-two per 131 
cent of the difference between (i) the sum of (I) the sending town 132 
adjustment factor for each sending town, and (II) the product of the 133 
number of in-district students enrolled in the interdistrict magnet school 134 
program of such board and the per student amount of the grant under 135 
section 10-264l of the general statutes, as amended by this act, for an in-136 
district student enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school program for 137 
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and (ii) the appropriate per student 138 
amounts, for in-district students and out-of-district students, such 139 
operator received under section 10-264l of the general statutes, as 140 
amended by this act, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, multiplied 141 
by the appropriate numbers of in-district students and out-of-district 142 
students enrolled in such program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 143 
2025, and (B) the amount described in subparagraph (A)(ii) of this 144 
subdivision. 145 
(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year 146 
thereafter, an interdistrict magnet school operator that is a local or 147 
regional board of education shall be entitled to a grant in an amount 148 
equal to the sum of (A) the sum of the sending town adjustment factor 149  Substitute Bill No. 5212 
 
 
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for each sending town, and (B) the product of (i) the number of in-150 
district students enrolled in the interdistrict magnet school program of 151 
such board, and (ii) the per student amount of the grant under section 152 
10-264l of the general statutes, as amended by this act, for an in-district 153 
student enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school program for the 154 
fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. 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. 165 
(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year 166 
thereafter, a local or regional board of education that operates a regional 167 
agricultural science and technology center shall be entitled to a grant in 168 
an amount equal to the sum of (A) the sum of the sending town 169 
adjustment factors for each sending town, and (B) the product of (i) the 170 
number of in-district students enrolled in such center, and (ii) the 171 
greater of the per student amount of the grant under section 10-65 of the 172 
general statutes, as amended by this act, for the fiscal year ending June 173 
30, 2024, or five thousand two hundred. 174 
(e) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year 175 
thereafter, the local or regional board of education for each receiving 176 
district that accepts students under the interdistrict public school 177 
attendance program pursuant to section 10-266aa of the general statutes, 178 
as amended by this act, shall be entitled to a grant in an amount equal 179 
to the sum of the sending town adjustment factors for each sending 180 
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Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) Not later than June 30, 2024, 182 
and each February first thereafter, the Department of Education shall 183 
calculate an estimated amount of each grant under section 1 of this act 184 
for the next fiscal year using data collected during the current fiscal year, 185 
and notify each local and regional board of education and interdistrict 186 
magnet school program operator that is not a local or regional board of 187 
education of such estimated amounts. 188 
(b) Not later than June 30, 2024, and each December thirty-first 189 
thereafter, the Department of Education shall calculate an estimated 190 
amount that each town is entitled to receive under the provisions of 191 
section 10-262h of the general statutes, for the next fiscal year using data 192 
collected during the current fiscal year, and notify each such town of 193 
such estimated amount. 194 
(c) Not later than June 30, 2024, and each February first thereafter, the 195 
Department of Education shall calculate an estimated amount of the 196 
grant under subsection (d) of section 10-66ee of the general statutes, as 197 
amended by this act, for each fiscal authority for a state charter school 198 
for the next fiscal year using data collected during the current fiscal year, 199 
and notify each such fiscal authority of such product. 200 
Sec. 3. Section 10-264l of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes 201 
is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 202 
1, 2024): 203 
(a) The Department of Education shall, within available 204 
appropriations, establish a grant program (1) to assist (A) local and 205 
regional boards of education, (B) regional educational service centers, 206 
(C) the Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges on 207 
behalf of Quinebaug Valley Community College and Three Rivers 208 
Community College, and (D) cooperative arrangements pursuant to 209 
section 10-158a, and (2) in assisting the state in meeting its obligations 210 
pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any 211 
related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the 212 
commissioner, to assist (A) the Board of Trustees of the Community-213  Substitute Bill No. 5212 
 
 
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Technical Colleges on behalf of a regional community-technical college, 214 
(B) the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System on 215 
behalf of a state university, (C) the Board of Trustees of The University 216 
of Connecticut on behalf of the university, (D) the board of governors 217 
for an independent institution of higher education, as defined in 218 
subsection (a) of section 10a-173, or the equivalent of such a board, on 219 
behalf of the independent institution of higher education, and (E) any 220 
other third-party not-for-profit corporation approved by the 221 
commissioner with the operation of interdistrict magnet school 222 
programs. All interdistrict magnet schools shall be operated in 223 
conformance with the same laws and regulations applicable to public 224 
schools. For the purposes of this section "an interdistrict magnet school 225 
program" means a program which (i) supports racial, ethnic and 226 
economic diversity, (ii) offers a special and high quality curriculum, and 227 
(iii) requires students who are enrolled to attend at least half-time. An 228 
interdistrict magnet school program does not include a regional 229 
agricultural science and technology school, a technical education and 230 
career school or a regional special education center. For the school year 231 
commencing July 1, 2017, and each school year thereafter, the governing 232 
authority for each interdistrict magnet school program shall (I) restrict 233 
the number of students that may enroll in the school from a participating 234 
district to seventy-five per cent of the total school enrollment, and (II) 235 
maintain a total school enrollment that is in accordance with the 236 
reduced-isolation setting standards for interdistrict magnet school 237 
programs, developed by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to 238 
section 10-264r. 239 
(b) (1) Applications for interdistrict magnet school program 240 
operating grants awarded pursuant to this section shall be submitted 241 
annually to the Commissioner of Education at such time and in such 242 
manner as the commissioner prescribes, except that on and after July 1, 243 
2009, applications for such operating grants for new interdistrict magnet 244 
schools, other than those that the commissioner determines will assist 245 
the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. 246 
O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, 247  Substitute Bill No. 5212 
 
 
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as determined by the commissioner, shall not be accepted until the 248 
commissioner develops a comprehensive state-wide interdistrict 249 
magnet school plan. The commissioner shall submit such 250 
comprehensive state-wide interdistrict magnet school plan on or before 251 
October 1, 2016, to the joint standing committees of the General 252 
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and 253 
appropriations. 254 
(2) In determining whether an application shall be approved and 255 
funds awarded pursuant to this section, the commissioner shall 256 
consider, but such consideration shall not be limited to: (A) Whether the 257 
program offered by the school is likely to increase student achievement; 258 
(B) whether the program is likely to reduce racial, ethnic and economic 259 
isolation; (C) the percentage of the student enrollment in the program 260 
from each participating district; and (D) the proposed operating budget 261 
and the sources of funding for the interdistrict magnet school. For a 262 
magnet school not operated by a local or regional board of education, 263 
the commissioner shall only approve a proposed operating budget that, 264 
on a per pupil basis, does not exceed the maximum allowable threshold 265 
established in accordance with this subdivision. The maximum 266 
allowable threshold shall be an amount equal to one hundred twenty 267 
per cent of the state average of the quotient obtained by dividing net 268 
current expenditures, as defined in section 10-261, by average daily 269 
membership, as defined in said section, for the fiscal year two years 270 
prior to the fiscal year for which the operating grant is requested. The 271 
Department of Education shall establish the maximum allowable 272 
threshold no later than December fifteenth of the fiscal year prior to the 273 
fiscal year for which the operating grant is requested. If requested by an 274 
applicant that is not a local or regional board of education, the 275 
commissioner may approve a proposed operating budget that exceeds 276 
the maximum allowable threshold if the commissioner determines that 277 
there are extraordinary programmatic needs. For the fiscal years ending 278 
June 30, 2017, June 30, 2018, June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2021, in the case 279 
of an interdistrict magnet school that will assist the state in meeting its 280 
obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 281  Substitute Bill No. 5212 
 
 
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(1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the 282 
commissioner, the commissioner shall also consider whether the school 283 
is meeting the reduced-isolation setting standards for interdistrict 284 
magnet school programs, developed by the commissioner pursuant to 285 
section 10-264r. If such school has not met such reduced-isolation setting 286 
standards, it shall not be entitled to receive a grant pursuant to this 287 
section unless the commissioner finds that it is appropriate to award a 288 
grant for an additional year or years and approves a plan to bring such 289 
school into compliance with such reduced-isolation setting standards. If 290 
requested by the commissioner, the applicant shall meet with the 291 
commissioner or the commissioner's designee to discuss the budget and 292 
sources of funding. 293 
(3) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, to June 30, 2025, 294 
inclusive, the commissioner shall not award a grant to an interdistrict 295 
magnet school program that (A) has more than seventy-five per cent of 296 
the total school enrollment from one school district, or (B) does not 297 
maintain a total school enrollment that is in accordance with the 298 
reduced-isolation setting standards for interdistrict magnet school 299 
programs, developed by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to 300 
section 10-264r, except the commissioner may award a grant to such 301 
school for an additional year or years if the commissioner finds it is 302 
appropriate to do so and approves a plan to bring such school into 303 
compliance with such residency or reduced-isolation setting standards. 304 
(4) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, to June 30, 2021, 305 
inclusive, if an interdistrict magnet school program does not maintain a 306 
total school enrollment that is in accordance with the reduced-isolation 307 
setting standards for interdistrict magnet school programs, developed 308 
by the commissioner pursuant to section 10-264r, for two or more 309 
consecutive years, the commissioner may impose a financial penalty on 310 
the operator of such interdistrict magnet school program, or take any 311 
other measure, in consultation with such operator, as may be 312 
appropriate to assist such operator in complying with such reduced-313 
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(5) For the purposes of equalization aid under section 10-262h, a 315 
student enrolled in an interdistrict magnet school program shall be 316 
counted as a resident student, as defined in section 10-262f, of the town 317 
in which such student resides. 318 
(c) (1) [The maximum amount each interdistrict magnet school 319 
program, except those described in subparagraphs (A) to (G), inclusive, 320 
of subdivision (3) of this subsection, shall be eligible to receive per 321 
enrolled student who is not a resident of the town operating the magnet 322 
school shall be (A) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, seven 323 
thousand two hundred twenty-seven dollars, and (B) for the fiscal year 324 
ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, at least seven 325 
thousand two hundred twenty-seven dollars. The per pupil grant for 326 
each enrolled student who is a resident of the town operating the 327 
magnet school program shall be (i) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 328 
2024, three thousand sixty dollars, and (ii) for the fiscal year ending June 329 
30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, at least three thousand sixty 330 
dollars.] For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year 331 
thereafter, each interdistrict magnet school operator shall be paid a 332 
grant equal to the amount the operator is entitled to receive under the 333 
provisions of section 1 of this act. 334 
(2) (A) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, and each fiscal year 335 
thereafter, any interdistrict magnet school operator that is not a local or 336 
regional board of education may charge tuition for each student 337 
enrolled in an interdistrict magnet school program of such operator to 338 
the local or regional board of education for a sending town if the grant 339 
to which such operator is entitled under section 1 of this act is not 340 
calculated using a foundation amount that is adjusted by the greater of 341 
either the percentage increase in personal income, as defined in section 342 
2-33a, or the percentage increase in inflation, as defined in section 2-33a. 343 
Such tuition charged shall not exceed the difference between the amount 344 
of the grant such operator would have been entitled to receive for the 345 
fiscal year if such grant was calculated using the foundation, as defined 346 
in section 1 of this act, and the amount of the grant that such operator 347 
will receive for such fiscal year. 348  Substitute Bill No. 5212 
 
 
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(B) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, and each fiscal year 349 
thereafter, any interdistrict magnet school operator that is not a local or 350 
regional board of education that charges tuition under this subdivision 351 
shall notify the Department of Education of the (i) per student amount 352 
of tuition charged for the fiscal year, (ii) local or regional boards of 353 
education for sending towns that were charged tuition by such operator 354 
for such fiscal year, (iii) total amount of tuition charged to each such 355 
sending town for such fiscal year, and (iv) total amount of tuition 356 
charged for such fiscal year. The department shall develop an annual 357 
report of such tuition charged and, not later than January first of each 358 
year, submit such report to the joint standing committees of the General 359 
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and 360 
appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, in accordance with the 361 
provisions of section 11-4a. 362 
[(2)] (3) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, and each fiscal year 363 
thereafter, the commissioner may, within available appropriations, 364 
provide supplemental grants for the purposes of enhancing educational 365 
programs in such interdistrict magnet schools, as the commissioner 366 
determines. Such grants shall be made after the commissioner has 367 
conducted a comprehensive financial review and approved the total 368 
operating budget for such schools, including all revenue and 369 
expenditure estimates. 370 
[(3) (A) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraphs (C) to (G), 371 
inclusive, of this subdivision, each interdistrict magnet school operated 372 
by a regional educational service center that enrolls less than fifty-five 373 
per cent of the school's students from a single town shall receive a per 374 
pupil grant in the amount of (i) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, 375 
eight thousand fifty-eight dollars, and (ii) for the fiscal year ending June 376 
30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, at least eight thousand fifty-377 
eight dollars. 378 
(B) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraphs (C) to (G), 379 
inclusive, of this subdivision, each interdistrict magnet school operated 380 
by a regional educational service center that enrolls at least fifty-five per 381  Substitute Bill No. 5212 
 
 
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cent of the school's students from a single town shall receive a per pupil 382 
grant for each enrolled student who is not a resident of the district that 383 
enrolls at least fifty-five per cent of the school's students in the amount 384 
of (i) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, seven thousand two 385 
hundred twenty-seven dollars, and (ii) for the fiscal year ending June 386 
30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, at least seven thousand two 387 
hundred twenty-seven dollars. The per pupil grant for each enrolled 388 
student who is a resident of the district that enrolls at least fifty-five per 389 
cent of the school's students shall be (I) for the fiscal year ending June 390 
30, 2024, three thousand sixty dollars, and (II) for the fiscal year ending 391 
June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, at least three thousand 392 
sixty dollars. 393 
(C) (i) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2015, to June 30, 2019, 394 
inclusive, each interdistrict magnet school operated by a regional 395 
educational service center that began operations for the school year 396 
commencing July 1, 2001, and that for the school year commencing July 397 
1, 2008, enrolled at least fifty-five per cent, but no more than eighty per 398 
cent of the school's students from a single town, shall receive a per pupil 399 
grant (I) for each enrolled student who is a resident of the district that 400 
enrolls at least fifty-five per cent, but no more than eighty per cent of the 401 
school's students, up to an amount equal to the total number of such 402 
enrolled students as of October 1, 2013, using the data of record, in the 403 
amount of eight thousand one hundred eighty dollars, (II) for each 404 
enrolled student who is a resident of the district that enrolls at least fifty-405 
five per cent, but not more than eighty per cent of the school's students, 406 
in an amount greater than the total number of such enrolled students as 407 
of October 1, 2013, using the data of record, in the amount of three 408 
thousand dollars, (III) for each enrolled student who is not a resident of 409 
the district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent, but no more than 410 
eighty per cent of the school's students, up to an amount equal to the 411 
total number of such enrolled students as of October 1, 2013, using the 412 
data of record, in the amount of eight thousand one hundred eighty 413 
dollars, and (IV) for each enrolled student who is not a resident of the 414 
district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent, but not more than eighty 415  Substitute Bill No. 5212 
 
 
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per cent of the school's students, in an amount greater than the total 416 
number of such enrolled students as of October 1, 2013, using the data 417 
of record, in the amount of seven thousand eighty-five dollars. 418 
(ii) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2020, to June 30, 2022, 419 
inclusive, each interdistrict magnet school operated by a regional 420 
educational service center that began operations for the school year 421 
commencing July 1, 2001, and that for the school year commencing July 422 
1, 2008, enrolled at least fifty-five per cent, but not more than eighty per 423 
cent of the school's students from a single town, shall receive a per pupil 424 
grant (I) for each enrolled student who is a resident of the district that 425 
enrolls at least fifty-five per cent, but not more than eighty per cent of 426 
the school's students, up to an amount equal to the total number of such 427 
enrolled students as of October 1, 2013, using the data of record, in the 428 
amount of eight thousand three hundred forty-four dollars, (II) for each 429 
enrolled student who is a resident of the district that enrolls at least fifty-430 
five per cent, but not more than eighty per cent of the school's students, 431 
in an amount greater than the total number of such enrolled students as 432 
of October 1, 2013, using the data of record, in the amount of three 433 
thousand sixty dollars, (III) for each enrolled student who is not a 434 
resident of the district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent, but no more 435 
than eighty per cent of the school's students, up to an amount equal to 436 
the total number of such enrolled students as of October 1, 2013, using 437 
the data of record, in the amount of eight thousand three hundred forty-438 
four dollars, and (IV) for each enrolled student who is not a resident of 439 
the district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent, but not more than 440 
eighty per cent of the school's students, in an amount greater than the 441 
total number of such enrolled students as of October 1, 2013, using the 442 
data of record, in the amount of seven thousand two hundred twenty-443 
seven dollars. 444 
(D) (i) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (D)(ii) of this 445 
subdivision, each interdistrict magnet school operated by (I) a regional 446 
educational service center, (II) the Board of Trustees of the Community-447 
Technical Colleges on behalf of a regional community-technical college, 448 
(III) the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System on 449  Substitute Bill No. 5212 
 
 
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behalf of a state university, (IV) the Board of Trustees for The University 450 
of Connecticut on behalf of the university, (V) the board of governors 451 
for an independent institution of higher education, as defined in 452 
subsection (a) of section 10a-173, or the equivalent of such a board, on 453 
behalf of the independent institution of higher education, except as 454 
otherwise provided in subparagraph (E) of this subdivision, (VI) 455 
cooperative arrangements pursuant to section 10-158a, (VII) any other 456 
third-party not-for-profit corporation approved by the commissioner, 457 
and (VIII) the Hartford school district for the operation of Great Path 458 
Academy on behalf of Manchester Community College, that enrolls less 459 
than sixty per cent of its students from Hartford shall receive a per pupil 460 
grant in the amount of ten thousand six hundred fifty-two dollars for 461 
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and at least ten thousand six 462 
hundred fifty-two dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and 463 
each fiscal year thereafter, except the commissioner may make grants 464 
under this subparagraph to an interdistrict magnet school operator 465 
described in this subparagraph that enrolls more than sixty per cent of 466 
its students from Hartford. 467 
(ii) Any interdistrict magnet school described in subparagraph (D)(i) 468 
of this subdivision that enrolls less than fifty per cent of its incoming 469 
students from Hartford shall receive a per pupil grant (I) for the fiscal 470 
year ending June 30, 2024, in the amount of eight thousand fifty-eight 471 
dollars for one-half of the total number of non-Hartford students 472 
enrolled in the school over fifty per cent of the total school enrollment 473 
and shall receive a per pupil grant in the amount of ten thousand six 474 
hundred fifty-two dollars for the remainder of the total school 475 
enrollment, and (II) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each 476 
fiscal year thereafter, in the amount of at least eight thousand fifty-eight 477 
dollars for one-half of the total number of non-Hartford students 478 
enrolled in the school over fifty per cent of the total school enrollment 479 
and shall receive a per pupil grant in the amount of at least ten thousand 480 
six hundred fifty-two dollars for the remainder of the total school 481 
enrollment, except the commissioner may, upon the written request of 482 
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minimum for good cause. 484 
(E) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, and each fiscal year 485 
thereafter, each interdistrict magnet school operated by the board of 486 
governors for an independent institution of higher education, as defined 487 
in subsection (a) of section 10a-173, or the equivalent of such a board, on 488 
behalf of the independent institution of higher education, that (i) began 489 
operations for the school year commencing July 1, 2014, (ii) enrolls less 490 
than sixty per cent of its students from Hartford pursuant to the decision 491 
in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order 492 
in effect, as determined by the commissioner, and (iii) enrolls students 493 
at least half-time, shall be eligible to receive a per pupil grant (I) equal 494 
to sixty-five per cent of the grant amount determined pursuant to 495 
subparagraph (D) of this subdivision for each student who is enrolled 496 
at such school for at least two semesters in each school year, and (II) 497 
equal to thirty-two and one-half per cent of the grant amount 498 
determined pursuant to subparagraph (D) of this subdivision for each 499 
student who is enrolled at such school for one semester in each school 500 
year. 501 
(F) Each interdistrict magnet school operated by a local or regional 502 
board of education, pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 503 
Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, shall receive 504 
a per pupil grant for each enrolled student who is not a resident of the 505 
district in the amount of (i) thirteen thousand three hundred fifteen 506 
dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and (ii) for the fiscal year 507 
ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, at least thirteen 508 
thousand three hundred fifteen dollars. 509 
(G) In addition to the grants described in subparagraph (E) of this 510 
subdivision, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, the commissioner 511 
may, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 512 
Management and the Finance Advisory Committee, established 513 
pursuant to section 4-93, provide supplemental grants to the Hartford 514 
school district of up to one thousand fifty-four dollars for each student 515 
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school district who is not a resident of such district. 517 
(H) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, and each fiscal year 518 
thereafter, the half-day Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts 519 
interdistrict magnet school operated by the Capital Region Education 520 
Council shall be eligible to receive a per pupil grant equal to sixty-five 521 
per cent of the per pupil grant specified in subparagraph (A) of this 522 
subdivision. 523 
(I) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2016, to June 30, 2018, inclusive, 524 
the half-day Greater Hartford Academy of Mathematics and Science 525 
interdistrict magnet school operated by the Capitol Region Education 526 
Council shall be eligible to receive a per pupil grant equal to six 527 
thousand seven hundred eighty-seven dollars for (i) students enrolled 528 
in grades ten to twelve, inclusive, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, 529 
(ii) students enrolled in grades eleven and twelve for the fiscal year 530 
ending June 30, 2017, and (iii) students enrolled in grade twelve for the 531 
fiscal year ending June 30, 2018. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, 532 
and each fiscal year thereafter, the half-day Greater Hartford Academy 533 
of Mathematics and Science interdistrict magnet school shall not be 534 
eligible for any additional grants pursuant to subsection (c) of this 535 
section. 536 
(4) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2015, and June 30, 2016, the 537 
department may limit payment to an interdistrict magnet school 538 
operator to an amount equal to the grant that such magnet school 539 
operator was eligible to receive based on the enrollment level of the 540 
interdistrict magnet school program on October 1, 2013. Approval of 541 
funding for enrollment above such enrollment level shall be prioritized 542 
by the department as follows: (A) Increases in enrollment in an 543 
interdistrict magnet school program that is adding planned new grade 544 
levels for the school years commencing July 1, 2015, and July 1, 2016; (B) 545 
increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school program that 546 
added planned new grade levels for the school year commencing July 1, 547 
2014, and was funded during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015; (C) 548 
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is moving into a permanent facility for the school years commencing 550 
July 1, 2014, to July 1, 2016, inclusive; (D) increases in enrollment in an 551 
interdistrict magnet school program to ensure compliance with 552 
subsection (a) of this section; and (E) new enrollments for a new 553 
interdistrict magnet school program commencing operations on or after 554 
July 1, 2014, pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 555 
(1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the 556 
commissioner. Any interdistrict magnet school program operating less 557 
than full-time, but at least half-time, shall be eligible to receive a grant 558 
equal to sixty-five per cent of the grant amount determined pursuant to 559 
this subsection. 560 
(5) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, the department may limit 561 
payment to an interdistrict magnet school operator to an amount equal 562 
to the grant that such magnet school operator was eligible to receive 563 
based on the enrollment level of the interdistrict magnet school program 564 
on October 1, 2013, or October 1, 2015, whichever is lower. Approval of 565 
funding for enrollment above such enrollment level shall be prioritized 566 
by the department as follows: (A) Increases in enrollment in an 567 
interdistrict magnet school program that is adding planned new grade 568 
levels for the school years commencing July 1, 2015, and July 1, 2016; (B) 569 
increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school program that 570 
added planned new grade levels for the school year commencing July 1, 571 
2014, and was funded during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015; (C) 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 
2015, and was funded during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016; and 575 
(D) increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school program to 576 
ensure compliance with subsection (a) of this section. Any interdistrict 577 
magnet school program operating less than full-time, but at least half-578 
time, shall be eligible to receive a grant equal to sixty-five per cent of the 579 
grant amount determined pursuant to this subsection. 580 
(6) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and within available 581 
appropriations, the department may limit payment to an interdistrict 582 
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magnet school operator was eligible to receive based on the enrollment 584 
level of the interdistrict magnet school program on October 1, 2013, 585 
October 1, 2015, or October 1, 2016, whichever is lower. Approval of 586 
funding for enrollment above such enrollment level shall be prioritized 587 
by the department and subject to the commissioner's approval, 588 
including increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school 589 
program as a result of planned and approved new grade levels. Any 590 
interdistrict magnet school program operating less than full-time, but at 591 
least half-time, shall be eligible to receive a grant equal to sixty-five per 592 
cent of the grant amount determined pursuant to this subsection. 593 
(7) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, and within available 594 
appropriations, the department may limit payment to an interdistrict 595 
magnet school operator to an amount equal to the grant that such 596 
magnet school operator was eligible to receive based on the enrollment 597 
level of the interdistrict magnet school program on October 1, 2013, 598 
October 1, 2015, October 1, 2016, or October 1, 2017, whichever is lower. 599 
Approval of funding for enrollment above such enrollment level shall 600 
be prioritized by the department and subject to the commissioner's 601 
approval, including increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet 602 
school program as a result of planned and approved new grade levels. 603 
Any interdistrict magnet school program operating less than full-time, 604 
but at least half-time, shall be eligible to receive a grant equal to sixty-605 
five per cent of the grant amount determined pursuant to this 606 
subsection. 607 
(8) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, and within available 608 
appropriations, the department may limit payment to an interdistrict 609 
magnet school operator to an amount equal to the grant that such 610 
magnet school operator was eligible to receive based on the enrollment 611 
level of the interdistrict magnet school program on October 1, 2013, 612 
October 1, 2015, October 1, 2016, October 1, 2017, or October 1, 2018, 613 
whichever is lower. Approval of funding for enrollment above such 614 
enrollment level shall be prioritized by the department and subject to 615 
the commissioner's approval, including increases in enrollment in an 616 
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approved new grade levels. Any interdistrict magnet school program 618 
operating less than full-time, but at least half-time, shall be eligible to 619 
receive a grant equal to sixty-five per cent of the grant amount 620 
determined pursuant to this subsection. 621 
(9) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, and within available 622 
appropriations, the department may limit payment to an interdistrict 623 
magnet school operator to an amount equal to the grant that such 624 
magnet school operator was eligible to receive based on the enrollment 625 
level of the interdistrict magnet school program on October 1, 2013, 626 
October 1, 2015, October 1, 2016, October 1, 2017, October 1, 2018, or 627 
October 1, 2019, whichever is lower. Approval of funding for enrollment 628 
above such enrollment level shall be prioritized by the department and 629 
subject to the commissioner's approval, including increases in 630 
enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school program as a result of 631 
planned and approved new grade levels. Any interdistrict magnet 632 
school program operating less than full-time, but at least half-time, shall 633 
be eligible to receive a grant equal to sixty-five per cent of the grant 634 
amount determined pursuant to this subsection.] 635 
[(10)] (4) Within available appropriations, the commissioner may 636 
make grants to the following entities that operate an interdistrict magnet 637 
school that assists the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the 638 
decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation 639 
or order in effect, as determined by the commissioner and that provide 640 
academic support programs and summer school educational programs 641 
approved by the commissioner to students participating in such 642 
interdistrict magnet school program: (A) Regional educational service 643 
centers, (B) local and regional boards of education, (C) the Board of 644 
Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges on behalf of a regional 645 
community-technical college, (D) the Board of Trustees of the 646 
Connecticut State University System on behalf of a state university, (E) 647 
the Board of Trustees for The University of Connecticut on behalf of the 648 
university, (F) the board of governors for an independent institution of 649 
higher education, as defined in subsection (a) of section 10a-173, or the 650 
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higher education, (G) cooperative arrangements pursuant to section 10-652 
158a, and (H) any other third-party not-for-profit corporation approved 653 
by the commissioner. 654 
[(11)] (5) Within available appropriations, the Commissioner of 655 
Education may make grants, in an amount not to exceed seventy-five 656 
thousand dollars, for start-up costs associated with the development of 657 
new interdistrict magnet school programs that assist the state in meeting 658 
its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 659 
(1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the 660 
commissioner, to the following entities that develop such a program: (A) 661 
Regional educational service centers, (B) local and regional boards of 662 
education, (C) the Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical 663 
Colleges on behalf of a regional community-technical college, (D) the 664 
Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System on behalf 665 
of a state university, (E) the Board of Trustees for The University of 666 
Connecticut on behalf of the university, (F) the board of governors for 667 
an independent institution of higher education, as defined in subsection 668 
(a) of section 10a-173, or the equivalent of such a board, on behalf of the 669 
independent institution of higher education, (G) cooperative 670 
arrangements pursuant to section 10-158a, and (H) any other third-party 671 
not-for-profit corporation approved by the commissioner. 672 
[(12)] (6) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and each fiscal year 673 
thereafter, the department shall make grants determined pursuant to 674 
this subsection within available appropriations, and in no case shall the 675 
total grant paid to an interdistrict magnet school operator pursuant to 676 
this section exceed the aggregate total of the reasonable operating 677 
budgets of the interdistrict magnet school programs of such operator, 678 
less revenues from other sources. 679 
[(13) Any interdistrict magnet school program operating less than 680 
full-time, but at least half-time, shall be eligible to receive a grant equal 681 
to sixty-five per cent of the grant amount determined pursuant to this 682 
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(d) [(1)] Grants made pursuant to this section [, except those made 684 
pursuant to subdivision (7) of subsection (c) of this section and 685 
subdivision (2) of this subsection,] and section 1 of this act shall be paid 686 
as follows: Seventy per cent not later than September first and the 687 
balance not later than May first of each fiscal year. The May first 688 
payment shall be adjusted to reflect actual interdistrict magnet school 689 
program enrollment as of the preceding October first using the data of 690 
record as of the intervening January thirty-first, if the actual level of 691 
enrollment is lower than the projected enrollment stated in the 692 
approved grant application. The May first payment shall be further 693 
adjusted for the difference between the total grant received by the 694 
magnet school operator in the prior fiscal year and the revised total 695 
grant amount calculated for the prior fiscal year in cases where the 696 
aggregate financial audit submitted by the interdistrict magnet school 697 
operator pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (n) of this section 698 
indicates an overpayment by the department. Notwithstanding the 699 
provisions of this section to the contrary, grants made pursuant to this 700 
section may be paid to each interdistrict magnet school operator as an 701 
aggregate total of the amount that the interdistrict magnet schools 702 
operated by each such operator are eligible to receive under this section. 703 
Each interdistrict magnet school operator may distribute such aggregate 704 
grant among the interdistrict magnet school programs that such 705 
operator is operating pursuant to a distribution plan approved by the 706 
Commissioner of Education. 707 
[(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, and each fiscal year 708 
thereafter, grants made pursuant to subparagraph (E) of subdivision (3) 709 
of subsection (c) of this section shall be paid as follows: Fifty per cent of 710 
the amount not later than September first based on estimated student 711 
enrollment for the first semester on September first, and another fifty 712 
per cent not later than May first of each fiscal year based on actual 713 
student enrollment for the second semester on February first. The May 714 
first payment shall be adjusted to reflect actual interdistrict magnet 715 
school program enrollment for those students who have been enrolled 716 
at such school for at least two semesters of the school year, using the 717  Substitute Bill No. 5212 
 
 
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data of record, and actual student enrollment for those students who 718 
have been enrolled at such school for only one semester, using data of 719 
record. The May first payment shall be further adjusted for the 720 
difference between the total grant received by the magnet school 721 
operator in the prior fiscal year and the revised total grant amount 722 
calculated for the prior fiscal year where the financial audit submitted 723 
by the interdistrict magnet school operator pursuant to subdivision (1) 724 
of subsection (n) of this section indicates an overpayment by the 725 
department.] 726 
(e) The Department of Education may retain up to one-half of one per 727 
cent of the amount appropriated, in an amount not to exceed five 728 
hundred thousand dollars, for purposes of this section for program 729 
evaluation and administration. 730 
(f) Each local or regional school district in which an interdistrict 731 
magnet school is located shall provide the same kind of transportation 732 
to its children enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school as it provides 733 
to its children enrolled in other public schools in such local or regional 734 
school district. The parent or guardian of a child denied the 735 
transportation services required to be provided pursuant to this 736 
subsection may appeal such denial in the manner provided in sections 737 
10-186 and 10-187. 738 
(g) On or before October fifteenth of each year, the Commissioner of 739 
Education shall determine if interdistrict magnet school enrollment is 740 
below the number of students for which funds were appropriated. If the 741 
commissioner determines that the enrollment is below such number, the 742 
additional funds shall not lapse but shall be used by the commissioner 743 
for grants for interdistrict cooperative programs pursuant to section 10-744 
74d. 745 
(h) (1) In the case of a student identified as requiring special 746 
education, the school district in which the student resides shall: (A) 747 
Hold the planning and placement team meeting for such student and 748 
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participate in such meeting; and (B) pay the interdistrict magnet school 750 
an amount equal to the difference between the reasonable cost of 751 
educating such student and the sum of the amount received by the 752 
interdistrict magnet school for such student pursuant to subsection (c) 753 
of this section and amounts received from other state, federal, local or 754 
private sources calculated on a per pupil basis. Such school district shall 755 
be eligible for reimbursement pursuant to section 10-76g. If a student 756 
requiring special education attends an interdistrict magnet school on a 757 
full-time basis, such interdistrict magnet school shall be responsible for 758 
ensuring that such student receives the services mandated by the 759 
student's individualized education program whether such services are 760 
provided by the interdistrict magnet school or by the school district in 761 
which the student resides. 762 
(2) In the case of a student with a plan pursuant to Section 504 of the 763 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended from time to time, the school 764 
district in which the student resides shall pay the interdistrict magnet 765 
school an amount equal to the difference between the reasonable cost of 766 
educating such student and the sum of the amount received by the 767 
interdistrict magnet school for such student pursuant to subsection (c) 768 
of this section and amounts received from other state, federal, local or 769 
private sources calculated on a per pupil basis. If a student with a plan 770 
pursuant to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended 771 
from time to time, attends an interdistrict magnet school on a full-time 772 
basis, such interdistrict magnet school shall be responsible for ensuring 773 
that such student receives the services mandated by the student's plan, 774 
whether such services are provided by the interdistrict magnet school 775 
or by the school district in which the student resides. 776 
(i) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the 777 
enrollment of nonpublic school students in an interdistrict magnet 778 
school program that operates less than full-time, provided (1) such 779 
students constitute no more than five per cent of the full-time equivalent 780 
enrollment in such magnet school program, and (2) such students are 781 
not counted for purposes of determining the amount of grants pursuant 782 
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(j) After accommodating students from participating districts in 784 
accordance with an approved enrollment agreement, an interdistrict 785 
magnet school operator that has unused student capacity may enroll 786 
directly into its program any interested student. A student from a 787 
district that is not participating in an interdistrict magnet school or the 788 
interdistrict student attendance program pursuant to section 10-266aa, 789 
as amended by this act, to an extent determined by the Commissioner 790 
of Education shall be given preference. [The] For the fiscal year ending 791 
June 30, 2025, the local or regional board of education otherwise 792 
responsible for educating such student shall contribute funds to support 793 
the operation of the interdistrict magnet school in an amount equal to 794 
the per student tuition, if any, charged to participating districts, [except 795 
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter,] 796 
provided any such per student tuition charged to such participating 797 
districts shall not exceed fifty-eight per cent the per student tuition 798 
charged during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. 799 
(k) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, [2014, and each fiscal year 800 
thereafter] 2025, any tuition charged to a local or regional board of 801 
education by (A) a regional educational service center operating an 802 
interdistrict magnet school, [or any tuition charged by] (B) the Hartford 803 
school district operating the Great Path Academy on behalf of 804 
Manchester Community College, or (C) any interdistrict magnet school 805 
operator described in section 10-264s, for any student enrolled in 806 
kindergarten to grade twelve, inclusive, in such interdistrict magnet 807 
school shall be in an amount [equal to the difference between (A) the 808 
average per pupil expenditure of the magnet school for the prior fiscal 809 
year, and (B) the amount of any per pupil state subsidy calculated under 810 
subsection (c) of this section plus any revenue from other sources 811 
calculated on a per pupil basis, except for the fiscal year ending June 30, 812 
2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, the per student tuition charged to 813 
a local or regional board of education shall] not to exceed fifty-eight per 814 
cent the per student tuition charged during the fiscal year ending June 815 
30, 2024. If any such board of education fails to pay such tuition, the 816 
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payable under section 10-262i in an amount not to exceed the amount of 818 
the unpaid tuition to the magnet school and pay such money to the fiscal 819 
agent for the magnet school as a supplementary grant for the operation 820 
of the interdistrict magnet school program. In no case shall the sum of 821 
such tuitions exceed the difference between (i) the total expenditures of 822 
the magnet school for the prior fiscal year, and (ii) the total per pupil 823 
state subsidy calculated under subsection (c) of this section plus any 824 
revenue from other sources. The commissioner may conduct a 825 
comprehensive financial review of the operating budget of a magnet 826 
school to verify such tuition rate. 827 
[(2) (A) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2013, and June 30, 2014, a 828 
regional educational service center operating an interdistrict magnet 829 
school offering a preschool program that is not located in the Sheff 830 
region may charge tuition to the Department of Education for a child 831 
enrolled in such preschool program in an amount not to exceed an 832 
amount equal to the difference between (i) the average per pupil 833 
expenditure of the preschool program offered at the magnet school for 834 
the prior fiscal year, and (ii) the amount of any per pupil state subsidy 835 
calculated under subsection (c) of this section plus any revenue from 836 
other sources calculated on a per pupil basis. The commissioner may 837 
conduct a comprehensive financial review of the operating budget of 838 
any such magnet school charging such tuition to verify such tuition rate. 839 
For purposes of this subdivision, "Sheff region" means the school 840 
districts for the towns of Avon, Bloomfield, Canton, East Granby, East 841 
Hartford, East Windsor, Ellington, Farmington, Glastonbury, Granby, 842 
Hartford, Manchester, Newington, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, South 843 
Windsor, Suffield, Vernon, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Windsor and 844 
Windsor Locks. 845 
(B) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, a regional educational 846 
service center operating an interdistrict magnet school offering a 847 
preschool program that is not located in the Sheff region may charge 848 
tuition to the parent or guardian of a child enrolled in such preschool 849 
program in an amount that is in accordance with the sliding tuition scale 850 
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The Department of Education shall be financially responsible for any 852 
unpaid portion of the tuition not charged to such parent or guardian 853 
under such sliding tuition scale. Such tuition shall not exceed an amount 854 
equal to the difference between (i) the average per pupil expenditure of 855 
the preschool program offered at the magnet school for the prior fiscal 856 
year, and (ii) the amount of any per pupil state subsidy calculated under 857 
subsection (c) of this section plus any revenue from other sources 858 
calculated on a per pupil basis. The commissioner may conduct a 859 
comprehensive financial review of the operating budget of any such 860 
magnet school charging such tuition to verify such tuition rate.] 861 
(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year 862 
thereafter, a regional educational service center operating an 863 
interdistrict magnet school, the Hartford school district operating the 864 
Great Path Academy on behalf of Manchester Community College or an 865 
interdistrict magnet school operator described in section 10-264s shall 866 
not charge tuition to any local or regional board of education for any 867 
student enrolled in kindergarten to grade twelve, inclusive, in such 868 
interdistrict magnet school. 869 
[(C)] (3) For the fiscal year ending June 30, [2016, and each fiscal year 870 
thereafter] 2025, a regional educational service center operating an 871 
interdistrict magnet school offering a preschool program that is not 872 
located in the Sheff region shall [charge tuition to the parent or guardian 873 
of a child enrolled in such preschool program in an amount up to four 874 
thousand fifty-three dollars, except such regional educational service 875 
center shall (i)] (A) not charge tuition to such parent or guardian with a 876 
family income at or below seventy-five per cent of the state median 877 
income, and [(ii) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal 878 
year thereafter,] (B) charge tuition to such parent or guardian in an 879 
amount not to exceed fifty-eight per cent of the tuition charged during 880 
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. The Department of Education shall, 881 
within available appropriations, be financially responsible for any 882 
unpaid tuition charged to such parent or guardian with a family income 883 
at or below seventy-five per cent of the state median income. The 884 
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operating budget of any such magnet school charging such tuition to 886 
verify such tuition rate. 887 
(4) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year 888 
thereafter, a regional educational service center operating an 889 
interdistrict magnet school offering a preschool program that is not 890 
located in the Sheff region shall not charge tuition for any child enrolled 891 
in such preschool program. 892 
(l) A participating district shall provide opportunities for its students 893 
to attend an interdistrict magnet school in a number that is at least equal 894 
to the number specified in any written agreement with an interdistrict 895 
magnet school operator or in a number that is at least equal to the 896 
average number of students that the participating district enrolled in 897 
such magnet school during the previous three school years. 898 
(m) (1) On or before May 15, 2010, and annually thereafter, each 899 
interdistrict magnet school operator shall provide written notification to 900 
any school district that is otherwise responsible for educating a student 901 
who resides in such school district and will be enrolled in an interdistrict 902 
magnet school under the operator's control for the following school 903 
year. Such notification shall include (A) the number of any such 904 
students, by grade, who will be enrolled in an interdistrict magnet 905 
school under the control of such operator, (B) the name of the school in 906 
which such student has been placed, and (C) the amount of tuition to be 907 
charged to the local or regional board of education for such student. 908 
Such notification shall represent an estimate of the number of students 909 
expected to attend such interdistrict magnet schools in the following 910 
school year, but shall not be deemed to limit the number of students 911 
who may enroll in such interdistrict magnet schools for such year. 912 
(2) [For the school year commencing July 1, 2015, and each school 913 
year thereafter] (A) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, any 914 
interdistrict magnet school operator that is a local or regional board of 915 
education [and did not charge tuition to another local or regional board 916 
of education for the school year commencing July 1, 2014, may] shall not 917  Substitute Bill No. 5212 
 
 
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charge tuition to such board unless [(A)] (i) such operator [receives] has 918 
previously received authorization from the Commissioner of Education 919 
to charge the proposed tuition, and [(B)] (ii) if such authorization is 920 
granted, such operator provides written notification on or before 921 
September first of the school year prior to the school year in which such 922 
tuition is to be charged to such board of the tuition to be charged to such 923 
board for each student that such board is otherwise responsible for 924 
educating and is enrolled at the interdistrict magnet school under such 925 
operator's control, except [for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and 926 
each fiscal year thereafter,] the amount of such tuition charged to such 927 
other local or regional board of education shall not exceed fifty-eight per 928 
cent the per student tuition charged during the fiscal year ending June 929 
30, 2024. In deciding whether to authorize an interdistrict magnet school 930 
operator to charge tuition under this subdivision, the commissioner 931 
shall consider [(i)] (I) the average per pupil expenditure of such operator 932 
for each interdistrict magnet school under the control of such operator, 933 
and [(ii)] (II) the amount of any per pupil state subsidy and any revenue 934 
from other sources received by such operator. The commissioner may 935 
conduct a comprehensive financial review of the operating budget of 936 
the magnet school of such operator to verify that the tuition is 937 
appropriate. The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to any 938 
interdistrict magnet school operator that is a regional educational 939 
service center or assisting the state in meeting its obligations pursuant 940 
to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related 941 
stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the Commissioner of 942 
Education. 943 
(B) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year 944 
thereafter, any interdistrict magnet school operator that is a local or 945 
regional board of education shall not charge tuition to another local or 946 
regional board of education. 947 
(3) Not later than two weeks following an enrollment lottery for an 948 
interdistrict magnet school conducted by a magnet school operator, the 949 
parent or guardian of a student (A) who will enroll in such interdistrict 950 
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placed on a waiting list for enrollment in such interdistrict magnet 952 
school for the following school year, shall provide written notification 953 
of such prospective enrollment or waiting list placement to the school 954 
district in which such student resides and is otherwise responsible for 955 
educating such student. 956 
(n) (1) Each interdistrict magnet school operator shall annually file 957 
with the Commissioner of Education, at such time and in such manner 958 
as the commissioner prescribes, (A) a financial audit for each 959 
interdistrict magnet school operated by such operator, and (B) an 960 
aggregate financial audit for all of the interdistrict magnet schools 961 
operated by such operator. 962 
(2) Annually, the commissioner shall randomly select one 963 
interdistrict magnet school operated by a regional educational service 964 
center to be subject to a comprehensive financial audit conducted by an 965 
auditor selected by the commissioner. The regional educational service 966 
center shall be responsible for all costs associated with the audit 967 
conducted pursuant to the provisions of this subdivision. 968 
(o) For the [school year commencing July 1, 2023] fiscal year ending 969 
June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter, any local or regional board 970 
of education operating an interdistrict magnet school pursuant to the 971 
decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation 972 
or order in effect, shall not charge tuition for any student enrolled in a 973 
preschool program or in kindergarten to grade twelve, inclusive, in an 974 
interdistrict magnet school operated by such school district. [, except the 975 
Hartford school district may charge tuition for any student enrolled in 976 
the Great Path Academy.] 977 
(p) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and each fiscal year 978 
thereafter, if the East Hartford school district or the Manchester school 979 
district has greater than four per cent of its resident students, as defined 980 
in section 10-262f, enrolled in an interdistrict magnet school program, 981 
then the board of education for the town of East Hartford or the town of 982 
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hundred dollars of the portion of the per student tuition charged for 984 
each such student in excess of such four per cent. The Department of 985 
Education shall, within available appropriations, be financially 986 
responsible for such excess per student tuition. Notwithstanding the 987 
provisions of this subsection, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, 988 
and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of the grants payable to the 989 
boards of education for the towns of East Hartford and Manchester in 990 
accordance with this subsection shall be reduced proportionately if the 991 
total of such grants in such year exceeds the amount appropriated for 992 
purposes of this subsection. 993 
(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, if the local or regional 994 
board of education for (A) the town of Windsor, (B) the town of New 995 
Britain, (C) the town of New London, and (D) the town of Bloomfield, 996 
has greater than four per cent of its resident students, as defined in 997 
section 10-262f, enrolled in an interdistrict magnet school program, then 998 
such board of education shall not be financially responsible for four 999 
thousand four hundred dollars of the portion of the per student tuition 1000 
charged for each such student in excess of such four per cent. The 1001 
Department of Education shall, within available appropriations, be 1002 
financially responsible for such excess per student tuition. 1003 
Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, for the fiscal year 1004 
ending June 30, 2024, the amount of the grants payable to any such 1005 
board of education in accordance with this subsection shall be reduced 1006 
proportionately if the total of such grants in such year exceeds the 1007 
amount appropriated for purposes of this subsection. 1008 
Sec. 4. Section 10-264o of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes 1009 
is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1010 
1, 2024): 1011 
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, interdistrict 1012 
magnet schools that begin operations on or after July 1, 2008, pursuant 1013 
to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related 1014 
stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the Commissioner of 1015 
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enroll students from any district through a lottery designated by the 1017 
commissioner. 1018 
(b) [For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, and each fiscal year 1019 
thereafter] (1) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (2) of 1020 
subsection (c) of section 10-264l, as amended by this act, for the fiscal 1021 
year ending June 30, 2025, any tuition charged to a local or regional 1022 
board of education by a regional educational service center operating an 1023 
interdistrict magnet school assisting the state in meeting its obligations 1024 
pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any 1025 
related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the 1026 
Commissioner of Education, for any student enrolled in kindergarten to 1027 
grade twelve, inclusive, in such interdistrict magnet school shall be in 1028 
an amount equal to the difference between [(1)] (A) the average per 1029 
pupil expenditure of the magnet school for the prior fiscal year, and [(2)] 1030 
(B) the amount of any per pupil state subsidy calculated under 1031 
subsection (c) of section 10-264l, as amended by this act, plus any 1032 
revenue from other sources calculated on a per pupil basis, [except for 1033 
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter,] 1034 
provided the per student tuition charged to a local or regional board of 1035 
education shall not exceed fifty-eight per cent the per student tuition 1036 
charged during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. If any such board 1037 
of education fails to pay such tuition, the commissioner may withhold 1038 
from such board's town or towns a sum payable under section 10-262i 1039 
in an amount not to exceed the amount of the unpaid tuition to the 1040 
magnet school and pay such money to the fiscal agent for the magnet 1041 
school as a supplementary grant for the operation of the interdistrict 1042 
magnet school program. In no case shall the sum of such tuitions exceed 1043 
the difference between [(A)] (i) the total expenditures of the magnet 1044 
school for the prior fiscal year, and [(B)] (ii) the total per pupil state 1045 
subsidy calculated under subsection (c) of section 10-264l, as amended 1046 
by this act, plus any revenue from other sources. The commissioner may 1047 
conduct a comprehensive review of the operating budget of a magnet 1048 
school to verify such tuition rate. 1049 
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of section 10-264l, as amended by this act, for the fiscal year ending June 1051 
30, 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter, a regional educational service 1052 
center operating an interdistrict magnet school assisting the state in 1053 
meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 1054 
Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as 1055 
determined by the Commissioner of Education, shall not charge tuition 1056 
to a local or regional board of education for any student enrolled in 1057 
kindergarten to grade twelve, inclusive, in such interdistrict magnet 1058 
school. 1059 
[(c) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, a regional educational 1060 
service center operating an interdistrict magnet school assisting the state 1061 
in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 1062 
238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as 1063 
determined by the Commissioner of Education, and offering a preschool 1064 
program shall not charge tuition for a child enrolled in such preschool 1065 
program. 1066 
(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, a regional educational 1067 
service center operating an interdistrict magnet school assisting the state 1068 
in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 1069 
238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as 1070 
determined by the Commissioner of Education, and offering a preschool 1071 
program may charge tuition to the Department of Education for a child 1072 
enrolled in such preschool program in an amount not to exceed an 1073 
amount equal to the difference between (A) the average per pupil 1074 
expenditure of the preschool program offered at the magnet school for 1075 
the prior fiscal year, and (B) the amount of any per pupil state subsidy 1076 
calculated under subsection (c) of section 10-264l, plus any revenue from 1077 
other sources calculated on a per pupil basis. The commissioner may 1078 
conduct a comprehensive review of the operating budget of any such 1079 
magnet school charging such tuition to verify such tuition rate. 1080 
(3) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, a regional educational 1081 
service center operating an interdistrict magnet school assisting the state 1082 
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238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as 1084 
determined by the Commissioner of Education, and offering a preschool 1085 
program may charge tuition to the parent or guardian of a child enrolled 1086 
in such preschool program in an amount that is in accordance with the 1087 
sliding tuition scale adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant 1088 
to section 10-264p. The Department of Education shall be financially 1089 
responsible for any unpaid portion of the tuition not charged to such 1090 
parent or guardian under such sliding tuition scale. Such tuition shall 1091 
not exceed an amount equal to the difference between (A) the average 1092 
per pupil expenditure of the preschool program offered at the magnet 1093 
school for the prior fiscal year, and (B) the amount of any per pupil state 1094 
subsidy calculated under subsection (c) of section 10-264l, plus any 1095 
revenue from other sources calculated on a per pupil basis. The 1096 
commissioner may conduct a comprehensive review of the operating 1097 
budget of any such magnet school charging such tuition to verify such 1098 
tuition rate.] 1099 
[(4)] (c) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, [2016, and each fiscal 1100 
year thereafter] 2025, a regional educational service center operating an 1101 
interdistrict magnet school assisting the state in meeting its obligations 1102 
pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any 1103 
related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the 1104 
Commissioner of Education, and offering a preschool program shall 1105 
charge tuition to the parent or guardian of a child enrolled in such 1106 
preschool program in an amount [up to four thousand fifty-three 1107 
dollars] not to exceed fifty-eight per cent the per child tuition charged 1108 
during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, except such regional 1109 
educational service center shall not charge tuition to such parent or 1110 
guardian with a family income at or below seventy-five per cent of the 1111 
state median income. The Department of Education shall, within 1112 
available appropriations, be financially responsible for any unpaid 1113 
tuition charged to such parent or guardian with a family income at or 1114 
below seventy-five per cent of the state median income. The 1115 
commissioner may conduct a comprehensive financial review of the 1116 
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verify such tuition rate. 1118 
(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year 1119 
thereafter, a regional educational service center operating an 1120 
interdistrict magnet school assisting the state in meeting its obligations 1121 
pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any 1122 
related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the 1123 
Commissioner of Education, and offering a preschool program shall not 1124 
charge tuition to the parent or guardian of a child enrolled in such 1125 
preschool program. 1126 
(d) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, any interdistrict 1127 
magnet school operator described in section 10-264s that offers a 1128 
preschool program shall charge tuition to the parent or guardian of a 1129 
child enrolled in such preschool program in an amount not to exceed 1130 
fifty-eight per cent the per child tuition charged during the fiscal year 1131 
ending June 30, 2024, except such interdistrict magnet school operator 1132 
shall not charge tuition to such parent or guardian with a family income 1133 
at or below seventy-five per cent of the state median income. The 1134 
Department of Education shall, within available appropriations, be 1135 
financially responsible for any unpaid tuition charged to such parent or 1136 
guardian with a family income at or below seventy-five per cent of the 1137 
state median income. The commissioner may conduct a comprehensive 1138 
financial review of the operating budget of any such interdistrict magnet 1139 
school operator charging such tuition to verify such tuition rate. 1140 
(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year 1141 
thereafter, any interdistrict magnet school operator described in section 1142 
10-264s that offers a preschool program shall not charge tuition to the 1143 
parent or guardian of a child enrolled in such preschool program. 1144 
Sec. 5. Subsection (d) of section 10-66ee of the 2024 supplement to the 1145 
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1146 
thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 1147 
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(A) "Total charter need students" means the sum of (i) the number of 1149 
students enrolled in state charter schools under the control of the 1150 
governing authority for such state charter schools for the school year, 1151 
and (ii) for the school year commencing July 1, 2021, and each school 1152 
year thereafter, (I) thirty per cent of the number of children enrolled in 1153 
such state charter schools eligible for free or reduced price meals or free 1154 
milk, (II) fifteen per cent of the number of such children eligible for free 1155 
or reduced price meals or free milk in excess of the number of such 1156 
children eligible for free or reduced price meals or free milk that is equal 1157 
to sixty per cent of the total number of children enrolled in such state 1158 
charter schools, and (III) twenty-five per cent of the number of students 1159 
enrolled in such state charter schools who are multilingual learners, as 1160 
defined in section 10-76kk. 1161 
(B) "Foundation" [has the same meaning as provided in section 10-1162 
262f] means (i) for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2025, and June 30, 1163 
2026, eleven thousand five hundred twenty-five dollars, (ii) for the fiscal 1164 
year ending June 30, 2027, eleven thousand five hundred twenty-five 1165 
dollars adjusted by the percentage increase in personal income, as 1166 
defined in section 2-33a, or the percentage increase in inflation, as 1167 
defined in section 2-33a, whichever is greater, and (iii) for the fiscal year 1168 
ending June 30, 2028, and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of the 1169 
foundation for the prior fiscal year adjusted by the percentage increase 1170 
in personal income, as defined in section 2-33a, or the percentage 1171 
increase in inflation, as defined in section 2-33a, whichever is greater. 1172 
(C) "Charter full weighted funding per student" means the quotient 1173 
of (i) the product of the total charter need students and the foundation, 1174 
and (ii) the number of students enrolled in state charter schools under 1175 
the control of the governing authority for such state charter schools for 1176 
the school year. 1177 
(D) "Charter grant adjustment" means the absolute value of the 1178 
difference between the foundation and charter full weighted funding 1179 
per student for state charter schools under the control of the governing 1180 
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(2) For the fiscal year ending July 1, 2022, the state shall pay in 1182 
accordance with this subsection, to the fiscal authority for a state charter 1183 
school for each student enrolled in such school, the foundation plus four 1184 
and one-tenth per cent of its charter grant adjustment. 1185 
(3) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the state shall pay in 1186 
accordance with this subsection, to the fiscal authority for a state charter 1187 
school for each student enrolled in such school, the foundation plus 1188 
twenty-five and forty-two-one-hundredths per cent of its charter grant 1189 
adjustment. 1190 
(4) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, the state shall pay in 1191 
accordance with this subsection, to the fiscal authority for a state charter 1192 
school for each student enrolled in such school, the foundation plus 1193 
thirty-six and eight-one-hundredths per cent of its charter grant 1194 
adjustment. 1195 
(5) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, [and each fiscal year 1196 
thereafter,] the state shall pay in accordance with this subsection, to the 1197 
fiscal authority for a state charter school for each student enrolled in 1198 
such school, the foundation plus fifty-six and seven tenths per cent of its 1199 
charter grant adjustment. 1200 
(6) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year 1201 
thereafter, the state shall pay in accordance with this subsection, to the 1202 
fiscal authority for a state charter school, the product of the foundation 1203 
and its total charter need students. 1204 
[(6)] (7) Payments under subdivisions (2) to [(5)] (6), inclusive, of this 1205 
subsection shall be paid as follows: Twenty-five per cent of the amount 1206 
not later than July fifteenth and September first based on estimated 1207 
student enrollment on May first, and twenty-five per cent of the amount 1208 
not later than January first and the remaining amount not later than 1209 
April first, each based on student enrollment on October first. 1210 
[(7)] (8) In the case of a student identified as requiring special 1211 
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Hold the planning and placement team meeting for such student and 1213 
shall invite representatives from the charter school to participate in such 1214 
meeting; and (B) pay the state charter school, on a quarterly basis, an 1215 
amount equal to the difference between the reasonable cost of educating 1216 
such student and the sum of the amount received by the state charter 1217 
school for such student pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection 1218 
and amounts received from other state, federal, local or private sources 1219 
calculated on a per pupil basis. Such school district shall be eligible for 1220 
reimbursement pursuant to section 10-76g. The charter school a student 1221 
requiring special education attends shall be responsible for ensuring 1222 
that such student receives the services mandated by the student's 1223 
individualized education program whether such services are provided 1224 
by the charter school or by the school district in which the student 1225 
resides. 1226 
Sec. 6. Section 10-65 of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes is 1227 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1228 
2024): 1229 
(a) Each local or regional school district operating an agricultural 1230 
science and technology education center approved by the State Board of 1231 
Education for program, educational need, location and area to be served 1232 
shall be eligible for the following grants: (1) In accordance with the 1233 
provisions of chapter 173, through progress payments in accordance 1234 
with the provisions of section 10-287i, (A) for projects for which an 1235 
application was filed prior to July 1, 2011, ninety-five per cent, and (B) 1236 
for projects for which an application was filed on or after July 1, 2011, 1237 
eighty per cent of the net eligible costs of constructing, acquiring, 1238 
renovating and equipping approved facilities to be used exclusively for 1239 
such agricultural science and technology education center, for the 1240 
expansion or improvement of existing facilities or for the replacement 1241 
or improvement of equipment therein, and (2) subject to the provisions 1242 
of section 10-65b, [and within available appropriations, (A) for the fiscal 1243 
year ending June 30, 2024, in an amount equal to five thousand two 1244 
hundred dollars per student for every secondary school student who 1245 
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(B) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year 1247 
thereafter, in an amount equal to at least five thousand two hundred 1248 
dollars per student for every secondary school student who was 1249 
enrolled in such center on October first of the previous year] for the 1250 
fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, a grant 1251 
equal to the amount such board is entitled to receive under the 1252 
provisions of section 1 of this act. 1253 
(b) (1) Each local or regional board of education not maintaining an 1254 
agricultural science and technology education center shall provide 1255 
opportunities for its students to enroll in one or more such centers. [in a 1256 
number that is at least equal to the number specified in any written 1257 
agreement with each such center or centers, or in the absence of such an 1258 
agreement, a number that is at least equal to the average number of its 1259 
students that the board of education enrolled in each such center or 1260 
centers during the previous three school years, provided, in addition to 1261 
such number, each such board of education shall provide opportunities 1262 
for its students to enroll in the ninth grade in a number that is at least 1263 
equal to the number specified in any written agreement with each such 1264 
center or centers, or in the absence of such an agreement, a number that 1265 
is at least equal to the average number of students that the board of 1266 
education enrolled in the ninth grade in each such center or centers 1267 
during the previous three school years.] If a local or regional board of 1268 
education provided opportunities for students to enroll in more than 1269 
one center for the school year commencing July 1, 2007, such board of 1270 
education shall continue to provide such opportunities to students in 1271 
accordance with this subsection. [The] 1272 
(2) (A) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the board of education 1273 
operating an agricultural science and technology education center may 1274 
charge, subject to the provisions of section 10-65b, tuition for a school 1275 
year in an amount not to exceed fifty-nine and two-tenths per cent of the 1276 
foundation level pursuant to subdivision (9) of section 10-262f, per 1277 
student for the fiscal year in which the tuition is paid, except that [(1)] 1278 
(i) such board may charge tuition for [(A)] (I) students enrolled under 1279 
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education students which shall not exceed the actual costs of educating 1281 
such students minus the amounts received pursuant to subdivision (2) 1282 
of subsection (a) of this section and subsection (c) of this section, and [(2) 1283 
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter,] 1284 
(ii) such board may charge such tuition in an amount not to exceed fifty-1285 
eight per cent of the amount such board charged during the fiscal year 1286 
ending June 30, 2024. Any tuition paid by such board for special 1287 
education students in excess of the tuition paid for non-special-1288 
education students shall be reimbursed pursuant to section 10-76g. 1289 
(B) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year 1290 
thereafter, the board of education operating an agricultural science and 1291 
technology education center shall not charge, subject to the provisions 1292 
of section 10-65b, tuition to another local or regional board of education, 1293 
except that such board may charge tuition for special education students 1294 
which shall not exceed the actual costs of educating such students minus 1295 
the amounts received pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of 1296 
this section. Any tuition paid by such board for special education 1297 
students shall be reimbursed pursuant to section 10-76g. 1298 
[(c) In addition to the grants described in subsection (a) of this section, 1299 
within available appropriations, (1) each local or regional board of 1300 
education operating an agricultural science and technology education 1301 
center in which more than one hundred fifty of the students in the prior 1302 
school year were out-of-district students shall be eligible to receive a 1303 
grant (A) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, in an amount equal to 1304 
five hundred dollars for every secondary school student enrolled in 1305 
such center on October first of the previous year, and (B) for the fiscal 1306 
year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, in an amount 1307 
equal to at least five hundred dollars for every secondary school student 1308 
enrolled in such center on October first of the previous year, (2) on and 1309 
after July 1, 2000, if a local or regional board of education operating an 1310 
agricultural science and technology education center that received a 1311 
grant pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection no longer qualifies 1312 
for such a grant, such local or regional board of education shall receive 1313 
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such board of education does not qualify for a grant under said 1315 
subdivision (1), a grant in the amount equal to four hundred dollars for 1316 
every secondary school student enrolled in its agricultural science and 1317 
technology education center on October first of the previous year, (B) 1318 
for the second successive fiscal year such board of education does not 1319 
so qualify, a grant in an amount equal to three hundred dollars for every 1320 
such secondary school student enrolled in such center on said date, (C) 1321 
for the third successive fiscal year such board of education does not so 1322 
qualify, a grant in an amount equal to two hundred dollars for every 1323 
such secondary school student enrolled in such center on said date, and 1324 
(D) for the fourth successive fiscal year such board of education does 1325 
not so qualify, a grant in an amount equal to one hundred dollars for 1326 
every such secondary school student enrolled in such center on said 1327 
date, and (3) each local and regional board of education operating an 1328 
agricultural science and technology education center that does not 1329 
receive a grant pursuant to subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection shall 1330 
receive a grant in an amount equal to sixty dollars for every secondary 1331 
school student enrolled in such center on said date. 1332 
(d) (1) If there are any remaining funds after the amount of the grants 1333 
described in subsections (a) and (c) of this section are calculated, within 1334 
available appropriations, each local or regional board of education 1335 
operating an agricultural science and technology education center shall 1336 
be eligible to receive a grant in an amount equal to one hundred dollars 1337 
for each student enrolled in such center on October first of the previous 1338 
school year. (2) If there are any remaining funds after the amount of the 1339 
grants described in subdivision (1) of this subsection are calculated, 1340 
within available appropriations, each local or regional board of 1341 
education operating an agricultural science and technology education 1342 
center that had more than one hundred fifty out-of-district students 1343 
enrolled in such center on October first of the previous school year shall 1344 
be eligible to receive a grant based on the ratio of the number of out-of-1345 
district students in excess of one hundred fifty out-of-district students 1346 
enrolled in such center on said date to the total number of out-of-district 1347 
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in all agricultural science and technology education centers that had in 1349 
excess of one hundred fifty out-of-district students enrolled on said 1350 
date.] 1351 
[(e)] (c) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, and each fiscal year 1352 
thereafter, if a local or regional board of education receives an increase 1353 
in funds pursuant to this section over the amount it received for the 1354 
prior fiscal year such increase shall not be used to supplant local funding 1355 
for educational purposes. 1356 
(d) For the purposes of equalization aid under section 10-262h, a 1357 
student enrolled in an agricultural science and technology education 1358 
center shall be counted as a resident student, as defined in section 10-1359 
262f, of the town in which such student resides. 1360 
Sec. 7. Subsection (d) of section 10-64 of the general statutes is 1361 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1362 
2024): 1363 
(d) Any local or regional board of education which does not furnish 1364 
agricultural science and technology education approved by the State 1365 
Board of Education shall designate a school or schools having such a 1366 
course approved by the State Board of Education as the school which 1367 
any person may attend who has completed an elementary school course 1368 
through the eighth grade. The board of education shall pay [the tuition 1369 
and] any tuition charged under section 10-65, as amended by this act, 1370 
and the reasonable and necessary cost of transportation of any person 1371 
under twenty-one years of age who is not a graduate of a high school or 1372 
technical education and career school or an agricultural science and 1373 
technology education center and who attends the designated school, 1374 
provided transportation services may be suspended in accordance with 1375 
the provisions of section 10-233c. Each such board's reimbursement 1376 
percentage pursuant to section 10-266m for expenditures in excess of 1377 
eight hundred dollars per pupil incurred in the fiscal year beginning 1378 
July 1, 2004, and in each fiscal year thereafter, shall be increased by an 1379 
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Sec. 8. Subsection (b) of section 10-97 of the general statutes is 1381 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1382 
2024): 1383 
(b) Any local or regional board of education which does not furnish 1384 
agricultural science and technology education approved by the State 1385 
Board of Education shall designate a school or schools having such a 1386 
course approved by the State Board of Education as the school which 1387 
any person may attend who has completed an elementary school course 1388 
through the eighth grade. The board of education shall pay [the tuition 1389 
and] any tuition charged under section 10-65, as amended by this act, 1390 
and the reasonable and necessary cost of transportation of any person 1391 
under twenty-one years of age who is not a graduate of a high school or 1392 
technical education and career school and who attends the designated 1393 
school, provided transportation services may be suspended in 1394 
accordance with the provisions of section 10-233c. Each such board's 1395 
reimbursement percentage pursuant to section 10 -266m for 1396 
expenditures in excess of eight hundred dollars per pupil incurred in 1397 
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1987, and in each fiscal year thereafter, 1398 
shall be increased by an additional twenty percentage points. 1399 
Sec. 9. Subsection (g) of section 10-266aa of the 2024 supplement to 1400 
the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1401 
thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 1402 
(g) (1) Except as provided in subdivisions (2) and (3) of this 1403 
subsection, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the Department of 1404 
Education shall provide, within available appropriations, an annual 1405 
grant to the local or regional board of education for each receiving 1406 
district (A) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, in an amount not to 1407 
exceed two thousand five hundred dollars for each out-of-district 1408 
student who attends school in the receiving district under the program, 1409 
and (B) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year 1410 
thereafter, in an amount at least two thousand five hundred dollars for 1411 
each out-of-district student who attends school in the receiving district 1412 
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(2) (A) For the fiscal year ending June 30, [2013, and each fiscal year 1414 
thereafter] 2025, the department shall provide, within available 1415 
appropriations, an annual grant to the local or regional board of 1416 
education for each receiving district if one of the following conditions 1417 
are met as follows: (i) [(I) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, three 1418 
thousand dollars, and (II) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and 1419 
each fiscal year thereafter, at] At least three thousand dollars for each 1420 
out-of-district student who attends school in the receiving district under 1421 
the program if the number of such out-of-district students is less than 1422 
two per cent of the total student population of such receiving district 1423 
plus any amount available pursuant to subparagraph (B) of this 1424 
subdivision, (ii) [(I) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, four 1425 
thousand dollars, and (II) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and 1426 
each fiscal year thereafter,] at least four thousand dollars for each out-1427 
of-district student who attends school in the receiving district under the 1428 
program if the number of such out-of-district students is greater than or 1429 
equal to two per cent but less than three per cent of the total student 1430 
population of such receiving district plus any amount available 1431 
pursuant to subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, (iii) [(I) for the fiscal 1432 
year ending June 30, 2024, six thousand dollars, and (II) for the fiscal 1433 
year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter,] at least six 1434 
thousand dollars for each out-of-district student who attends school in 1435 
the receiving district under the program if the number of such out-of-1436 
district students is greater than or equal to three per cent but less than 1437 
four per cent of the total student population of such receiving district 1438 
plus any amount available pursuant to subparagraph (B) of this 1439 
subdivision, (iv) [(I) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, six thousand 1440 
dollars, and (II) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal 1441 
year thereafter,] at least six thousand dollars for each out-of-district 1442 
student who attends school in the receiving district under the program 1443 
if the Commissioner of Education determines that the receiving district 1444 
has an enrollment of greater than four thousand students and has 1445 
increased the number of students in the program by at least fifty per cent 1446 
from the previous fiscal year plus any amount available pursuant to 1447 
subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, or (v) [(I) for the fiscal year ending 1448  Substitute Bill No. 5212 
 
 
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June 30, 2024, eight thousand dollars, and (II) for the fiscal year ending 1449 
June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter,] at least eight thousand 1450 
dollars for each out-of-district student who attends school in the 1451 
receiving district under the program if the number of such out-of-1452 
district students is greater than or equal to four per cent of the total 1453 
student population of such receiving district plus any amount available 1454 
pursuant to subparagraph (B) of this subdivision. 1455 
(B) For the fiscal year ending June 30, [2023, and each fiscal year 1456 
thereafter] 2025, the department shall, in order to assist the state in 1457 
meeting its obligations under commitment 9B of the Comprehensive 1458 
School Choice Plan pursuant to the settlement in Sheff v. O'Neill, HHD-1459 
X07-CV89-4026240-S, provide, within available appropriations, an 1460 
additional grant to the local or regional board of education for each 1461 
receiving district in the amount of two thousand dollars for each out-of-1462 
district student who resides in the Hartford region and attends school 1463 
in the receiving district under the program. 1464 
(3) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year 1465 
thereafter, each receiving district shall be paid a grant equal to the 1466 
amount the receiving district is entitled to receive under the provisions 1467 
of section 1 of this act. 1468 
[(3) (A) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the department shall 1469 
provide a grant to the local or regional board of education for each 1470 
receiving district described in subdivision (4) of subsection (c) of this 1471 
section in an amount of four thousand dollars for each out-of-district 1472 
student who resides in Danbury or Norwalk and attends school in the 1473 
receiving district under the pilot program.] 1474 
[(B)] (4) (A) For the fiscal year ending June 30, [2024] 2025, and each 1475 
fiscal year thereafter, the department shall provide an annual grant to 1476 
the local or regional board of education for each receiving district 1477 
described in subdivision (4) of subsection (c) of this section for each out-1478 
of-district student who resides in Danbury or Norwalk and attends 1479 
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with the provisions of subdivisions (1) [and (2)] to (3), inclusive, of this 1481 
subsection. 1482 
[(C)] (B) Not later than January 1, 2025, the department shall submit 1483 
a report on the pilot program in operation in Danbury and Norwalk, 1484 
pursuant to subdivision (4) of subsection (c) of this section, to the joint 1485 
standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of 1486 
matters relating to education and appropriations, in accordance with the 1487 
provisions of section 11-4a. Such report shall include, but need not be 1488 
limited to, the total number of students participating in the pilot 1489 
program, the number of students from each town participating in the 1490 
pilot program, the total amount of the grant paid under the pilot 1491 
program and the amount of the grant paid to each town participating in 1492 
the pilot program. 1493 
[(4)] (5) Each town which receives funds pursuant to this subsection 1494 
shall make such funds available to its local or regional board of 1495 
education in supplement to any other local appropriation, other state or 1496 
federal grant or other revenue to which the local or regional board of 1497 
education is entitled. 1498 
Sec. 10. Subsection (a) of section 10-65 of the 2024 supplement to the 1499 
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1500 
thereof (Effective from passage): 1501 
(a) Each local or regional school district operating an agricultural 1502 
science and technology education center approved by the State Board of 1503 
Education for program, educational need, location and area to be served 1504 
shall be eligible for the following grants: (1) In accordance with the 1505 
provisions of chapter 173, through progress payments in accordance 1506 
with the provisions of section 10-287i, (A) for projects for which an 1507 
application was filed prior to July 1, 2011, ninety-five per cent, and (B) 1508 
for projects for which an application was filed on or after July 1, 2011, 1509 
eighty per cent of the net eligible costs of constructing, acquiring, 1510 
renovating and equipping approved facilities to be used exclusively for 1511 
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expansion or improvement of existing facilities or for the replacement 1513 
or improvement of equipment therein, and (2) subject to the provisions 1514 
of section 10-65b, [and within available appropriations,] (A) for the fiscal 1515 
year ending June 30, 2024, in an amount equal to five thousand two 1516 
hundred dollars per student for every secondary school student who 1517 
was enrolled in such center on October first of the previous year, and 1518 
(B) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year 1519 
thereafter, in an amount equal to at least five thousand two hundred 1520 
dollars per student for every secondary school student who was 1521 
enrolled in such center on October first of the previous year. 1522 
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) 
 
ED  Joint Favorable Subst. C/R 	APP 
APP Joint Favorable Subst.