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General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5
February Session, 2024
LCO No. 2608
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
(ED)
AN ACT CONCERNING SCHOOL RESOURCES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 10-76g of the 2024 supplement to the general 1
statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 2
(Effective July 1, 2024): 3
(a) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1984, and each fiscal year 4
thereafter, in any case in which special education is being provided at a 5
private residential institution, including the residential components of 6
regional educational service centers, to a child for whom no local or 7
regional board of education can be found responsible under subsection 8
(b) of section 10-76d, the Department of Children and Families shall pay 9
the costs of special education to such institution pursuant to its authority 10
under sections 17a-1 to 17a-26, inclusive, 17a-28 to 17a-49, inclusive, 17a-11
52 and 17a-861. (2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1993, and each 12
fiscal year thereafter, any local or regional board of education which 13
provides special education and related services for any child (A) who is 14
placed by a public agency, including, but not limited to, offices of a 15
government of a federally recognized Native American tribe, in a 16
private residential facility or who is placed in a facility or institution 17
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operated by the Department of Children and Families and who receives 18
such special education at a program operated by a regional education 19
service center or program operated by a local or regional board of 20
education, and (B) for whom no local or regional board of education can 21
be found responsible under subsection (b) of section 10-76d, shall be 22
eligible to receive one hundred per cent of the reasonable costs of special 23
education for such child as defined in the regulations of the State Board 24
of Education. Any such board eligible for payment shall file with the 25
Department of Education, in such manner as prescribed by the 26
Commissioner of Education, annually, on or before December first a 27
statement of the cost of providing special education for such child, 28
provided a board of education may submit, not later than March first, 29
claims for additional children or costs not included in the December 30
filing. Payment by the state for such costs shall be made to the local or 31
regional board of education as follows: Seventy-five per cent of the cost 32
in February and the balance in May. 33
(b) Any local or regional board of education which provides special 34
education pursuant to the provisions of sections 10-76a to 10-76g, 35
inclusive, for any exceptional child described in subparagraph (A) of 36
subdivision (5) of section 10-76a, under its jurisdiction, excluding (1) 37
children placed by a state agency for whom a board of education 38
receives payment pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (2) of 39
subsection (e) of section 10-76d, and (2) children who require special 40
education, who reside on state-owned or leased property, and who are 41
not the educational responsibility of the unified school districts 42
established pursuant to sections 17a-37 and 18-99a, shall be financially 43
responsible for the reasonable costs of special education instruction, as 44
defined in the regulations of the State Board of Education, in an amount 45
equal to, for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2023, and each fiscal year 46
thereafter, four and one-half times the net current expenditures per 47
pupil of such board of education, and shall be entitled to a grant under 48
this section for any such costs in an amount that is the excess of such 49
four and one-half times the net current expenditures per pupil of such 50
board of education. [Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of 51
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this section, the] The State Board of Education shall [, within available 52
appropriations,] pay on a current basis any costs in excess of the local or 53
regional board's basic contribution paid by such board in accordance 54
with the provisions of this subsection. Any amounts paid by the State 55
Board of Education on a current basis pursuant to this subsection shall 56
not be reimbursable in the subsequent year. Application for such grant 57
shall be made by filing with the Department of Education, in such 58
manner as prescribed by the commissioner, annually on or before 59
December first a statement of the cost of providing special education 60
pursuant to this subsection, provided a board of education may submit, 61
not later than March first, claims for additional children or costs not 62
included in the December filing. Payment by the state for such excess 63
costs shall be made to the local or regional board of education as follows: 64
Seventy-five per cent of the cost in February and the balance in May. 65
The amount due each town pursuant to the provisions of this subsection 66
shall be paid to the treasurer of each town entitled to such aid, provided 67
the treasurer shall treat such grant, or a portion of the grant, which 68
relates to special education expenditures incurred in excess of such 69
town's board of education budgeted estimate of such expenditures, as a 70
reduction in expenditures by crediting such expenditure account, rather 71
than town revenue. Such expenditure account shall be so credited no 72
later than thirty days after receipt by the treasurer of necessary 73
documentation from the board of education indicating the amount of 74
such special education expenditures incurred in excess of such town's 75
board of education budgeted estimate of such expenditures. 76
(c) Commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1996, and for 77
each fiscal year thereafter, within available appropriations, each town 78
whose ratio of (1) net costs of special education, as defined in subsection 79
(h) of section 10-76f, for the fiscal year prior to the year in which the 80
grant is to be paid to (2) the product of its total need students, as defined 81
in section 10-262f, and the average regular program expenditures, as 82
defined in section 10-262f, per need student for all towns for such year 83
exceeds the state-wide average for all such ratios shall be eligible to 84
receive a supplemental special education grant. Such grant shall be 85
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equal to the product of a town's eligible excess costs and the town's base 86
aid ratio, as defined in section 10-262f, provided each town's grant shall 87
be adjusted proportionately if necessary to stay within the 88
appropriation. Payment pursuant to this subsection shall be made in 89
June. For purposes of this subsection, a town's eligible excess costs are 90
the difference between its net costs of special education and the amount 91
the town would have expended if it spent at the state-wide average rate. 92
[(d) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, for the 93
fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and each fiscal year thereafter, if the 94
total of the amount of the grants payable to local or regional boards of 95
education in accordance with (1) subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of this 96
section, except grants paid in accordance with subdivision (2) of 97
subsection (a) of this section, (2) subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of 98
section 10-76d, and (3) subsection (b) of section 10-253, in any fiscal year 99
exceeds the amount appropriated for the purposes of the grants 100
described in subdivisions (1) to (3), inclusive, of this subsection for such 101
fiscal year, then each town shall be ranked in descending order from one 102
to one hundred sixty-nine according to such town's adjusted equalized 103
net grand list per capita, as defined in section 10-261, and the state board 104
shall pay such grant to the local or regional board of education for a 105
town as follows: (A) For any town ranked one hundred fifteen to one 106
hundred sixty-nine, inclusive, ninety-one per cent of the amount of such 107
town's eligible excess costs, (B) for any town ranked fifty-nine to one 108
hundred fourteen, inclusive, eighty-eight per cent of the amount of such 109
town's eligible excess costs, and (C) for any town ranked one to fifty-110
eight, inclusive, eighty-five per cent of the amount of such town's 111
eligible excess costs. In the case of a regional board of education, such 112
ranking shall be determined by (i) multiplying the total population, as 113
defined in section 10-261, of each town in the regional school district by 114
such town's ranking, as determined in this subsection, (ii) adding 115
together the figures determined under clause (i) of this subparagraph, 116
and (iii) dividing the total computed under clause (ii) of this 117
subparagraph by the total population of all towns in the district. The 118
ranking of each regional board of education shall be rounded to the next 119
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higher whole number. If the total amount of the grants payable to local 120
and regional boards of education calculated under subparagraphs (A) 121
to (C), inclusive, of this subsection in any fiscal year exceeds the total 122
amount appropriated for the grants described in subdivisions (1) to (3), 123
inclusive, of this subsection for such fiscal year, the amount of the grants 124
payable under this subsection shall be reduced proportionately. 125
(e) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and each fiscal year 126
thereafter, if the total amount appropriated in any fiscal year for the 127
grants described in subdivisions (1) to (3), inclusive, of subsection (d) of 128
this section exceeds the total of the amount of the grants payable to local 129
and regional boards of education under subsection (d) of this section, 130
for such fiscal year, such excess amount shall be distributed to each local 131
and regional board of education as follows: 132
(A) Subtract the sum of all grants paid to local and regional boards of 133
education in such fiscal year under subsection (d) of this section from 134
the sum of all grants calculated under subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of 135
this section, subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of section 10-76d and 136
subsection (b) of section 10-253; 137
(B) Subtract the sum of all grants paid to local and regional boards of 138
education in such fiscal year under subsections (a) to (d), inclusive, of 139
this section from the total amount appropriated in such fiscal year for 140
all grants under this section; 141
(C) Divide the amount calculated under subparagraph (B) of this 142
subdivision by the amount calculated under subparagraph (A) of this 143
subdivision; and 144
(D) To determine the amount of such excess to be distributed to each 145
local and regional board of education, multiply the amount calculated 146
under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision that is attributable to such 147
local or regional board of education by the per cent calculated under 148
subparagraph (C) of this subdivision. 149
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(2) Any grants paid in accordance with subdivision (2) of subsection 150
(a) of this section shall be excluded from the calculations described in 151
subdivision (1) of this subsection.] 152
Sec. 2. (Effective July 1, 2024) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 153
the Department of Education shall develop an artificial intelligence tool 154
for educators and students that can be used for classroom instruction 155
and student learning. Such artificial intelligence tool shall comply with 156
the laws governing the use of artificial intelligence and the protection of 157
student data and privacy, including, but not limited to, the Family 158
Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 USC 1232g, as amended 159
from time to time, and sections 10-234aa to 10-234gg, inclusive, of the 160
general statutes. Not later than July 1, 2026, the department shall make 161
such tool available for use by local and regional boards of education. As 162
used in this section, "artificial intelligence" means any technology, 163
including, but not limited to, machine learning, that uses data to train 164
an algorithm or predictive model for the purpose of enabling a 165
computer system or service to autonomously perform any task, 166
including, but not limited to, visual perception, language processing or 167
speech recognition, that is normally associated with human intelligence 168
or perception. 169
Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) Not later than January 1, 2025, 170
the Department of Education shall develop a training program for 171
educators and students on how to properly and safely utilize artificial 172
intelligence as part of instruction in the classroom. Such training 173
program shall include, but need not be limited to, (1) how artificial 174
intelligence can benefit (A) educators in lesson planning and 175
development and classroom instruction, and (B) students in learning, 176
academic achievement and workforce development, and (2) the laws 177
governing the use of artificial intelligence and the protection of student 178
data and privacy, including, but not limited to, the Family Educational 179
Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 USC 1232g, as amended from time to 180
time, and sections 10-234aa to 10-234gg, inclusive, of the general 181
statutes. As used in this section, "artificial intelligence" means any 182
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technology, including, but not limited to, machine learning, that uses 183
data to train an algorithm or predictive model for the purpose of 184
enabling a computer system or service to autonomously perform any 185
task, including, but not limited to, visual perception, language 186
processing or speech recognition, that is normally associated with 187
human intelligence or perception. 188
Sec. 4. Section 10-222n of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes 189
is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 190
1, 2024): 191
(a) Not later than January 1, 2014, the Department of Emergency 192
Services and Public Protection, in consultation with the Department of 193
Education, shall develop school security and safety plan standards. Not 194
later than January 1, 2020, and every three years thereafter, the 195
Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, in 196
consultation with the Department of Education, shall reevaluate and 197
update the school security and safety plan standards. The school 198
security and safety plan standards shall be an all-hazards approach to 199
emergencies at public schools and shall include, but not be limited to, 200
(1) involvement of local officials, including the chief executive officer of 201
the municipality, the superintendent of schools, law enforcement, fire, 202
public health, emergency management and emergency medical 203
services, in the development of school security and safety plans, (2) a 204
command center organization structure based on the federal National 205
Incident Management System and a description of the responsibilities 206
of such command center organization, (3) a requirement that a school 207
security and safety committee be established at each school, in 208
accordance with the provisions of section 10-222m, (4) crisis 209
management procedures, (5) a requirement that local law enforcement 210
and other local public safety officials evaluate, score and provide 211
feedback on fire drills and crisis response drills, conducted pursuant to 212
section 10-231, (6) a requirement that local and regional boards of 213
education annually submit reports to the Department of Emergency 214
Services and Public Protection regarding such fire drills and crisis 215
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response drills, (7) procedures for managing various types of 216
emergencies, (8) a requirement that each local and regional board of 217
education conduct a security and vulnerability assessment for each 218
school under the jurisdiction of such board every two years and develop 219
a school security and safety plan for each such school, in accordance 220
with the provisions of section 10-222m, based on the results of such 221
assessment, (9) a requirement that the safe school climate committee for 222
each school, established pursuant to section 10-222k, collect and 223
evaluate information relating to instances of disturbing or threatening 224
behavior that may not meet the definition of bullying, as defined in 225
section 10-222d, and report such information, as necessary, to the district 226
safe school climate coordinator, described in section 10-222k, and the 227
school security and safety committee for the school, established 228
pursuant to section 10-222m, [and] (10) a requirement that the school 229
security and safety plan for each school provide an orientation on such 230
school security and safety plan to each school employee, as defined in 231
section 10-222d, at such school and provide violence prevention training 232
in a manner prescribed in such school security and safety plan, and (11) 233
a requirement that the superintendent of schools annually provide 234
updated copies of the blueprints and floor plans for each school to all 235
law enforcement, fire, public health, emergency management and 236
emergency medical services personnel. The Department of Emergency 237
Services and Public Protection shall make such standards available to 238
local officials, including local and regional boards of education, and the 239
Department of Education shall distribute such standards to all public 240
schools within the state. 241
(b) Not later than January 1, 2014, and annually thereafter, the 242
Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall submit 243
the school security and safety plan standards and any recommendations 244
for legislation regarding such standards to the joint standing 245
committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 246
relating to public safety and education, in accordance with the 247
provisions of section 11-4a. 248
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Sec. 5. Subsection (a) of section 10-222n of the 2024 supplement to the 249
general statutes, as amended by section 64 of public act 23-167, is 250
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 251
2025): 252
(a) Not later than January 1, 2014, the Department of Emergency 253
Services and Public Protection, in consultation with the Department of 254
Education, shall develop school security and safety plan standards. Not 255
later than January 1, 2020, and every three years thereafter, the 256
Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, in 257
consultation with the Department of Education, shall reevaluate and 258
update the school security and safety plan standards. The school 259
security and safety plan standards shall be an all-hazards approach to 260
emergencies at public schools and shall include, but not be limited to, 261
(1) involvement of local officials, including the chief executive officer of 262
the municipality, the superintendent of schools, law enforcement, fire, 263
public health, emergency management and emergency medical 264
services, in the development of school security and safety plans, (2) a 265
command center organization structure based on the federal National 266
Incident Management System and a description of the responsibilities 267
of such command center organization, (3) a requirement that a school 268
security and safety committee be established at each school, in 269
accordance with the provisions of section 10-222m, (4) crisis 270
management procedures, (5) a requirement that local law enforcement 271
and other local public safety officials evaluate, score and provide 272
feedback on fire drills and crisis response drills, conducted pursuant to 273
section 10-231, (6) a requirement that local and regional boards of 274
education annually submit reports to the Department of Emergency 275
Services and Public Protection regarding such fire drills and crisis 276
response drills, (7) procedures for managing various types of 277
emergencies, (8) a requirement that each local and regional board of 278
education conduct a security and vulnerability assessment for each 279
school under the jurisdiction of such board every two years and develop 280
a school security and safety plan for each such school, in accordance 281
with the provisions of section 10-222m, based on the results of such 282
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assessment, (9) a requirement that the school climate committee, as 283
described in section 10-222ff, collect and evaluate information relating 284
to instances of disturbing or threatening behavior that may not meet the 285
definition of bullying, as defined in section 10-222aa, and report such 286
information, as necessary, to the school climate coordinator, as 287
described in section 10-222dd, and the school security and safety 288
committee for the school, established pursuant to section 10-222m, [and] 289
(10) a requirement that the school security and safety plan for each 290
school provide an orientation on such school security and safety plan to 291
each school employee, as defined in section 10-222aa, at such school and 292
provide violence prevention training in a manner prescribed in such 293
school security and safety plan, and (11) a requirement that the 294
superintendent of schools annually provide updated copies of the 295
blueprints and floor plans for each school to all law enforcement, fire, 296
public health, emergency management and emergency medical services 297
personnel. The Department of Emergency Services and Public 298
Protection shall make such standards available to local officials, 299
including local and regional boards of education, and the Department 300
of Education shall distribute such standards to all public schools within 301
the state. 302
Sec. 6. (Effective July 1, 2024) For the school year commencing July 1, 303
2024, the Department of Education, in collaboration with the regional 304
educational service centers, shall implement a pilot program to provide 305
fifty schools in the state with a curriculum designed for students in 306
grades six to twelve, inclusive, that explores the impact of social media 307
through science, technology, engineering and mathematics for the 308
purpose of positively impacting student relationships and school 309
climate, as defined in section 10-222aa of the general statutes. The 310
department may accept gifts, grants and donations, including in-kind 311
donations, designated for the implementation of the pilot program 312
under this section. 313
Sec. 7. Subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of section 17b-749 of the 2024 314
supplement to the general statutes are repealed and the following is 315
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substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 316
(a) The Commissioner of Early Childhood shall establish and operate 317
a child care subsidy program to increase the availability, affordability 318
and quality of child care services for families with a parent or caretaker 319
who (1) is (A) working or attending high school, or (B) subject to the 320
provisions of subsection (d) of this section, is enrolled or participating 321
in (i) a public or independent institution of higher education, (ii) a 322
private career school authorized pursuant to sections 10a-22a to 10a-22o, 323
inclusive, (iii) a job training or employment program administered by a 324
regional workforce development board, (iv) an apprenticeship program 325
administered by the Labor Department's office of apprenticeship 326
training, (v) an alternate route to certification program approved by the 327
State Board of Education, (vi) an adult education program pursuant to 328
section 10-69 or other high school equivalency program, or (vii) a local 329
Even Start program or other adult education program approved by the 330
Commissioner of Early Childhood; [or] (2) receives cash assistance 331
under the temporary family assistance program from the Department of 332
Social Services and is participating in an education, training or other job 333
preparation activity approved pursuant to subsection (b) of section 17b-334
688i or subsection (b) of section 17b-689d; or (3) is the parent or guardian 335
of a designated beneficiary, as defined in section 3-36a, under the 336
Connecticut Baby Bond Trust, established pursuant to section 3-36b. 337
Services available under the child care subsidy program shall include 338
the provision of child care subsidies for children under the age of 339
thirteen or children under the age of nineteen with special needs. The 340
Commissioner of Early Childhood may institute a protective service 341
class in which the commissioner may waive eligibility requirements for 342
at-risk populations that meet the guidelines prescribed by the 343
commissioner, and subject to review by the Secretary of the Office of 344
Policy and Management. Such at-risk populations are children placed in 345
a foster home by the Department of Children and Families and for 346
whom the parent or legal guardian receives foster care payments, 347
adopted children for one year from the date of adoption and homeless 348
children and youths, as defined in 42 USC 11434a, as amended from 349
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time to time. The Office of Early Childhood shall open and maintain 350
enrollment for the child care subsidy program and shall administer such 351
program within the existing budgetary resources available. The office 352
shall issue a notice on the office's Internet web site any time the office 353
closes the program to new applications, changes eligibility 354
requirements, changes program benefits or makes any other change to 355
the program's status or terms, except the office shall not be required to 356
issue such notice when the office expands program eligibility. Any 357
change in the office's acceptance of new applications, eligibility 358
requirements, program benefits or any other change to the program's 359
status or terms for which the office is required to give notice pursuant 360
to this subsection, shall not be effective until thirty days after the office 361
issues such notice. 362
(b) The commissioner shall establish income standards for applicants 363
and recipients at a level to include a family with gross income up to fifty 364
per cent of the state-wide median income, except the commissioner: (1) 365
[may] May increase the income level up to the maximum level allowed 366
under federal law, (2) upon the request of the Commissioner of Children 367
and Families, may waive the income standards for adoptive families so 368
that children adopted on or after October 1, 1999, from the Department 369
of Children and Families are eligible for the child care subsidy program, 370
[and] (3) shall establish a two-tiered income eligibility threshold in 371
accordance with 45 CFR 98.21(b), as amended from time to time, and (4) 372
shall waive the income standards for any parent or guardian of a 373
designated beneficiary, as defined in section 3-36a, under the 374
Connecticut Baby Bond Trust, established pursuant to section 3-36b. The 375
commissioner may adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 to 376
establish income criteria and durational requirements for such waiver 377
of income standards. 378
(c) The commissioner, in consultation with the Commissioner of 379
Social Services, shall establish eligibility and program standards 380
including, but not limited to: (1) A priority intake and eligibility system 381
with preference given to serving (A) recipients of temporary family 382
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assistance who are employed or engaged in employment activities 383
under the Department of Social Services' "Jobs First" program, (B) 384
working families whose temporary family assistance was discontinued 385
not more than five years prior to the date of application for the child care 386
subsidy program, (C) teen parents, (D) low-income working families, 387
(E) adoptive families of children who were adopted from the 388
Department of Children and Families and who are granted a waiver of 389
income standards under subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section, 390
(F) working families who are at risk of welfare dependency, (G) parents 391
or caretakers participating in an apprenticeship program administered 392
by the Labor Department's office of apprenticeship training, (H) parents 393
or caretakers enrolled in an adult education program pursuant to 394
section 10-69 or other high school equivalency program, (I) parents or 395
caretakers participating in a job training or employment program 396
administered by a regional workforce development board, [and] (J) 397
parents or caretakers enrolled in a public or independent institution of 398
higher education, and (K) parents or guardians of a designated 399
beneficiary, as defined in section 3-36a, under the Connecticut Baby 400
Bond Trust, established pursuant to section 3-36b; (2) health and safety 401
standards for child care providers not required to be licensed; (3) a 402
reimbursement system for child care services which account for 403
differences in the age of the child, number of children in the family, the 404
geographic region and type of care provided by licensed and unlicensed 405
caregivers, the cost and type of services provided by licensed and 406
unlicensed caregivers, successful completion of fifteen hours of annual 407
in-service training or credentialing of child care directors and 408
administrators, and program accreditation; (4) supplemental payment 409
for special needs of the child and extended nontraditional hours; (5) an 410
annual rate review process for providers which assures that 411
reimbursement rates are maintained at levels which permit equal access 412
to a variety of child care settings; (6) a sliding reimbursement scale for 413
participating families; (7) an administrative appeals process; (8) an 414
administrative hearing process to adjudicate cases of alleged fraud and 415
abuse and to impose sanctions and recover overpayments; (9) an 416
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extended period of program and payment eligibility when a parent who 417
is receiving a child care subsidy experiences a temporary interruption 418
in employment or other approved activity; and (10) a waiting list for the 419
child care subsidy program that (A) allows the commissioner to exercise 420
discretion in prioritizing within and between existing priority groups, 421
including, but not limited to, children described in 45 CFR 98.46, as 422
amended from time to time, and households with an infant or toddler, 423
and (B) reflects the priority and eligibility system set forth in subdivision 424
(1) of this subsection, which is reviewed periodically, with the inclusion 425
of this information in the annual report required to be issued annually 426
by the office to the Governor and the General Assembly in accordance 427
with section 17b-733. Such action will include, but not be limited to, 428
family income, age of child, region of state and length of time on such 429
waiting list. 430
Sec. 8. Section 10-231e of the general statutes is repealed and the 431
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 432
(a) For purposes of this section "Standard 62" means the American 433
Society of Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Engineers 434
Standard 62 entitled "Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality", as 435
referenced by the State Building Code adopted under section 29-252. 436
(b) Each local or regional board of education shall ensure that its 437
heating, ventilation and air conditioning system is (1) maintained and 438
operated in accordance with the prevailing maintenance standards, 439
such as Standard 62, at the time of installation or renovation of such 440
system, and (2) operated continuously during the hours in which 441
students or school personnel occupy school facilities, except (A) during 442
scheduled maintenance and emergency repairs, and (B) during periods 443
for which school officials can demonstrate to the local or regional board 444
of education's satisfaction that the quantity of outdoor air supplied by 445
an air supply system that is not mechanically driven meets the Standard 446
62 requirements for air changes per hour. 447
(c) Each local or regional board of education shall (1) maintain and 448
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update all records of the maintenance of its heating, ventilation and air 449
conditioning systems for a period of not less than five years, and (2) 450
submit such records to the Department of Administrative Services any 451
time such records have been updated following any such maintenance. 452
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2024 10-76g
Sec. 2 July 1, 2024 New section
Sec. 3 July 1, 2024 New section
Sec. 4 July 1, 2024 10-222n
Sec. 5 July 1, 2025 10-222n(a)
Sec. 6 July 1, 2024 New section
Sec. 7 July 1, 2024 17b-749(a) to (c)
Sec. 8 July 1, 2024 10-231e
Statement of Purpose:
To support the state's public schools.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]
Co-Sponsors: SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.; SEN. DUFF, 25th Dist.
SEN. ANWAR, 3rd Dist.; SEN. CABRERA, 17th Dist.
SEN. COHEN, 12th Dist.; SEN. FLEXER, 29th Dist.
SEN. GASTON, 23rd Dist.; SEN. HOCHADEL, 13th Dist.
SEN. KUSHNER, 24th Dist.; SEN. LESSER, 9th Dist.
SEN. MAHER, 26th Dist.; SEN. MARONEY, 14th Dist.
SEN. MARX, 20th Dist.; SEN. MCCRORY, 2nd Dist.
SEN. MILLER P., 27th Dist.; SEN. MOORE, 22nd Dist.
SEN. NEEDLEMAN, 33rd Dist.; SEN. RAHMAN, 4th Dist.
SEN. SLAP, 5th Dist.; SEN. WINFIELD, 10th Dist.
REP. DELANY, 144th Dist.; REP. SANCHEZ, 6th Dist.
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