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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7167
January Session, 2025
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Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
(ED)
AN ACT CONCERNING EDUCATION FUNDING.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 10-262h of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 2
[(a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, each town maintaining 3
public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 4
grant as follows: (1) Any town designated as an alliance district, as 5
defined in section 10-262u, shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant 6
in an amount equal to its base grant amount; and (2) any town not 7
designated as an alliance district shall be entitled to an equalization aid 8
grant in an amount equal to ninety-five per cent of its base grant 9
amount. 10
(b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, each town maintaining 11
public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 12
grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded grant is greater than 13
its base grant amount shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an 14
amount equal to its base grant amount plus four and one-tenth per cent 15
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of its grant adjustment; and (2) any town whose fully funded grant is 16
less than its base grant amount shall be entitled to an equalization aid 17
grant in an amount equal to its base grant amount minus twenty-five 18
per cent of its grant adjustment, except any such town designated as an 19
alliance district shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an 20
amount equal to its base grant amount. 21
(c) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2021, each 22
town maintaining public schools according to law shall be entitled to an 23
equalization aid grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded 24
grant is greater than its base grant amount shall be entitled to an 25
equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its equalization aid grant 26
amount for the previous fiscal year plus ten and sixty-six-one-27
hundredths per cent of its grant adjustment; and (2) any town whose 28
fully funded grant is less than its base grant amount shall be entitled to 29
an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its equalization aid 30
grant amount for the previous fiscal year minus eight and thirty-three-31
one-hundredths per cent of its grant adjustment, except any such town 32
designated as an alliance district shall be entitled to an equalization aid 33
grant in an amount equal to its base grant amount. 34
(d) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, each town maintaining 35
public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 36
grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded grant is greater than 37
its base grant amount shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an 38
amount equal to its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal 39
year plus ten and sixty-six-one-hundredths per cent of its grant 40
adjustment; and (2) any town whose fully funded grant is less than its 41
base grant amount shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an 42
amount equal to the amount the town was entitled to for the fiscal year 43
ending June 30, 2021. 44
(e) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, each town maintaining 45
public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 46
grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded grant is greater than 47
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its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be 48
entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 49
equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year plus sixteen 50
and sixty-seven-one-hundredths per cent of its grant adjustment; and 51
(2) any town whose fully funded grant is less than its equalization aid 52
grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be entitled to an 53
equalization aid grant in an amount equal to the amount the town was 54
entitled to for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022. 55
(f) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, each town maintaining 56
public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 57
grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded grant is greater than 58
its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be 59
entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 60
equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year plus twenty 61
per cent of its grant adjustment; (2) any town whose fully funded grant 62
is less than its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year 63
shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to the 64
amount the town was entitled to for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023; 65
and (3) any town designated as an alliance district shall be entitled to an 66
equalization aid grant in an amount that is the greater of (A) the amount 67
described in either subdivision (1) of this subsection or subdivision (2) 68
of this subsection, as applicable, (B) its base grant amount, or (C) its 69
equalization aid grant entitlement for the previous fiscal year. 70
(g) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, each town maintaining 71
public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 72
grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded grant is greater than 73
its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be 74
entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 75
equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year plus fifty-six 76
and five tenths per cent of its grant adjustment; (2) any town whose fully 77
funded grant is less than its equalization aid grant amount for the 78
previous fiscal year shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an 79
amount equal to the amount the town was entitled to for the fiscal year 80
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ending June 30, 2024; and (3) any town designated as an alliance district, 81
shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount that is the 82
greater of (A) the amount described in either subdivision (1) of this 83
subsection or subdivision (2) of this subsection, as applicable, (B) its base 84
grant amount, or (C) its equalization aid grant entitlement for the 85
previous fiscal year.] 86
[(h)] (a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, each town 87
maintaining public schools according to law shall be entitled to an 88
equalization aid grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded 89
grant is greater than its equalization aid grant amount for the previous 90
fiscal year shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount 91
equal to its fully funded grant; (2) any town whose fully funded grant is 92
less than its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year 93
shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to [its 94
equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year minus 95
fourteen and twenty-nine-one-hundredths per cent of its grant 96
adjustment] the amount the town was entitled to for the fiscal year 97
ending June 30, 2025; and (3) any town designated as an alliance district 98
shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount that is the 99
greater of (A) the amount described in either subdivision (1) of this 100
subsection or subdivision (2) of this subsection, as applicable, (B) its base 101
grant amount, or (C) its equalization aid grant entitlement for the 102
previous fiscal year. 103
[(i)] (b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, each town 104
maintaining public schools according to law shall be entitled to an 105
equalization aid grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded 106
grant is greater than its equalization aid grant amount for the previous 107
fiscal year shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount 108
equal to its fully funded grant; (2) any town whose fully funded grant is 109
less than its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year 110
shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to [its 111
equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year minus sixteen 112
and sixty-seven-one-hundredths per cent of its grant adjustment] the 113
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amount the town was entitled to for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026; 114
and (3) any town designated as an alliance district shall be entitled to an 115
equalization aid grant in an amount that is the greater of (A) the amount 116
described in either subdivision (1) of this subsection or subdivision (2) 117
of this subsection, as applicable, (B) its base grant amount, or (C) its 118
equalization aid grant entitlement for the previous fiscal year. 119
[(j)] (c) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028, each town maintaining 120
public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 121
grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded grant is greater than 122
its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be 123
entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its fully 124
funded grant; (2) any town whose fully funded grant is less than its 125
equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be 126
entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 127
equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year minus 128
[twenty] fourteen and twenty-nine-one-hundredths per cent of its grant 129
adjustment; and (3) any town designated as an alliance district shall be 130
entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount that is the greater of 131
(A) the amount described in either subdivision (1) of this subsection or 132
subdivision (2) of this subsection, as applicable, (B) its base grant 133
amount, or (C) its equalization aid grant entitlement for the previous 134
fiscal year. 135
[(k)] (d) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2029, each town 136
maintaining public schools according to law shall be entitled to an 137
equalization aid grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded 138
grant is greater than its equalization aid grant amount for the previous 139
fiscal year shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount 140
equal to its fully funded grant; (2) any town whose fully funded grant is 141
less than its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year 142
shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 143
equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year minus 144
[twenty-five] sixteen and sixty-seven-one-hundredths per cent of its 145
grant adjustment; and (3) any town designated as an alliance district 146
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shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount that is the 147
greater of (A) the amount described in either subdivision (1) of this 148
subsection or subdivision (2) of this subsection, as applicable, (B) its base 149
grant amount, or (C) its equalization aid grant entitlement for the 150
previous fiscal year. 151
[(l)] (e) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2030, each town 152
maintaining public schools according to law shall be entitled to an 153
equalization aid grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded 154
grant is greater than its equalization aid grant amount for the previous 155
fiscal year shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount 156
equal to its fully funded grant; (2) any town whose fully funded grant is 157
less than its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year 158
shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 159
equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year minus [thirty-160
three and thirty-three-one-hundredths] twenty per cent of its grant 161
adjustment; and (3) any town designated as an alliance district shall be 162
entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount that is the greater of 163
(A) the amount described in either subdivision (1) of this subsection or 164
subdivision (2) of this subsection, as applicable, (B) its base grant 165
amount, or (C) its equalization aid grant entitlement for the previous 166
fiscal year. 167
[(m)] (f) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2031, each town 168
maintaining public schools according to law shall be entitled to an 169
equalization aid grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded 170
grant is greater than its equalization aid grant amount for the previous 171
fiscal year shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount 172
equal to its fully funded grant; (2) any town whose fully funded grant is 173
less than its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year 174
shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 175
equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year minus [fifty] 176
twenty-five per cent of its grant adjustment; and (3) any town 177
designated as an alliance district shall be entitled to an equalization aid 178
grant in an amount that is the greater of (A) the amount described in 179
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either subdivision (1) of this subsection or subdivision (2) of this 180
subsection, as applicable, (B) its base grant amount, or (C) its 181
equalization aid grant entitlement for the previous fiscal year. 182
(g) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2032, each town maintaining 183
public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 184
grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded grant is greater than 185
its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be 186
entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its fully 187
funded grant; (2) any town whose fully funded grant is less than its 188
equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be 189
entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 190
equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year minus thirty-191
three and thirty-three-one-hundredths per cent of its grant adjustment; 192
and (3) any town designated as an alliance district shall be entitled to an 193
equalization aid grant in an amount that is the greater of (A) the amount 194
described in either subdivision (1) of this subsection or subdivision (2) 195
of this subsection, as applicable, (B) its base grant amount, or (C) its 196
equalization aid grant entitlement for the previous fiscal year. 197
(h) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2033, each town maintaining 198
public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 199
grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded grant is greater than 200
its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be 201
entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its fully 202
funded grant; (2) any town whose fully funded grant is less than its 203
equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be 204
entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 205
equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year minus fifty 206
per cent of its grant adjustment; and (3) any town designated as an 207
alliance district shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an 208
amount that is the greater of (A) the amount described in either 209
subdivision (1) of this subsection or subdivision (2) of this subsection, as 210
applicable, (B) its base grant amount, or (C) its equalization aid grant 211
entitlement for the previous fiscal year. 212
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[(n)] (i) For the fiscal year ending June 30, [2032] 2034, and each fiscal 213
year thereafter, each town maintaining public schools according to law 214
shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 215
fully funded grant, except any town designated as an alliance district 216
shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount that is the 217
greater of (1) its fully funded grant, (2) its base grant amount, or (3) its 218
equalization aid grant entitlement for the previous fiscal year. 219
Sec. 2. Section 10-252a of the general statutes is repealed and the 220
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 221
(a) As used in this section, sections 10-65, 10-252b and 10-264l: 222
(1) "Choice program" means (A) an interdistrict magnet school 223
program, or (B) a regional agricultural science and technology center. 224
(2) "Foundation" has the same meaning as provided in section 10-225
262f. 226
(3) "Resident students" has the same meaning as provided in section 227
10-262f. 228
(4) "Resident choice program students" means the number of part-229
time and full-time students of a town enrolled or participating in a 230
particular choice program. 231
(5) "Total need students" has the same meaning as provided in section 232
10-262f. 233
(6) "Total magnet school program need students" means the sum of 234
(A) the number of part-time and full-time students enrolled in the 235
interdistrict magnet school program of the interdistrict magnet school 236
operator that is (i) not a local or regional board of education, (ii) the 237
board of governors for an independent institution of higher education, 238
as defined in subsection (a) of section 10a-173, or the equivalent of such 239
a board, on behalf of the independent institution of higher education, or 240
(iii) any other third-party, not-for-profit corporation approved by the 241
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Commissioner of Education, for the school year, and (B) for the school 242
year commencing July 1, 2024, and each fiscal year thereafter, (i) thirty 243
per cent of the number of part-time and full-time students enrolled in 244
such interdistrict magnet school program eligible for free or reduced 245
price meals or free milk, (ii) fifteen per cent of the number of such part-246
time and full-time students eligible for free or reduced price meals or 247
free milk in excess of the number of such part-time and full-time 248
students eligible for free or reduced price meals or free milk that is equal 249
to sixty per cent of the total number of students enrolled in such 250
interdistrict magnet school program, (iii) twenty-five per cent of the 251
number of part-time and full-time students enrolled in such interdistrict 252
magnet school program who are English language learners, and (iv) if 253
such interdistrict magnet school program is assisting the state in 254
meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 255
Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as 256
determined by the commissioner, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 257
2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, thirty per cent of the number of 258
part-time and full-time students enrolled in such interdistrict magnet 259
school program. 260
(7) "Sending town" means the town that sends resident choice 261
program students, which it would otherwise be legally responsible for 262
educating, to a choice program. 263
[(8) "Receiving district" has the same meaning as provided in section 264
10-266aa.] 265
[(9)] (8) "Weighted funding amount per pupil" means the quotient of 266
(A) the product of the foundation and a town's total need students for 267
the fiscal year prior to the year in which the grant is to be paid, and (B) 268
the number of resident students of the town. 269
[(10)] (9) "In-district student" means a student enrolled or 270
participating in a choice program operated or maintained by a local or 271
regional board of education and for whom such local or regional board 272
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of education is legally responsible for educating. 273
[(11)] (10) "Out-of-district student" means a student enrolled or 274
participating in a choice program operated or maintained by a local or 275
regional board of education and who does not reside in the town or a 276
member town of such local or regional board of education. 277
[(12)] (11) "Total revenue per pupil" means the sum of (A) the per 278
student amount of the grant for a choice program student for the fiscal 279
year ending June 30, 2024, (B) the per student amount of any general 280
education tuition for a student in such choice program for the fiscal year 281
ending June 30, 2024, and (C) the per child amount of any tuition 282
charged for a child enrolled in a preschool program offered by a regional 283
educational service center operating an interdistrict magnet school 284
preschool program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, pursuant to 285
section 10-264l. 286
[(13)] (12) "Adjusted total revenue per pupil" means the sum of (A) 287
the per student amount of the grant for a choice program student for the 288
[fiscal year ending June 30, 2025] current fiscal year, (B) the per student 289
amount of any general education tuition for a student in such choice 290
program for the [fiscal year ending June 30, 2025] current fiscal year, and 291
(C) the per child amount of any tuition charged for a child enrolled in a 292
preschool program offered by a regional educational service center 293
operating an interdistrict magnet school preschool program for the 294
[fiscal year ending June 30, 2025] current fiscal year, pursuant to section 295
10-264l. 296
[(14)] (13) "Sending town adjustment factor" means the product of (A) 297
the weighted funding amount per pupil or the total revenue per pupil, 298
whichever is greater, for a sending town, and (B) the number of its 299
resident choice program students. 300
(b) (1) (A) Except as otherwise provided in [subdivision (2) of this 301
subsection] subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, for the fiscal year 302
ending June 30, 2025, an interdistrict magnet school program operator 303
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that is not a local or regional board of education shall be entitled to a 304
grant in an amount equal to the sum of [(A)] (i) forty-two per cent of the 305
difference between [(i)] (I) the product of the foundation and its total 306
magnet school program need students, and [(ii)] (II) the per student 307
amount such operator received under section 10-264l for the fiscal year 308
ending June 30, 2024, multiplied by the number of students enrolled in 309
such program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and [(B)] (ii) the 310
amount described in subparagraph [(A)(ii)] (A)(i)(II) of this subdivision. 311
[(2)] (B) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, if [(A)] (i) the quotient 312
of the sum of the total revenue per pupil during the fiscal year ending 313
June 30, 2024, and the total number of such students enrolled in such 314
program of such operator during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, is 315
greater than [(B)] (ii) the quotient of the sum of the adjusted total 316
revenue per pupil and the number of such students enrolled in such 317
program of such operator during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 318
then such operator shall be entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the 319
sum of [(i)] (I) the amount described in [subdivision (1) of this 320
subsection] subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, and [(ii)] (II) the 321
product of the difference between the amount described in 322
subparagraph [(A)] (B)(i) of this subdivision and the amount described 323
in subparagraph [(B)] (B)(ii) of this subdivision and the total number of 324
students enrolled in such program of such operator during the fiscal 325
year ending June 30, 2025. 326
(2) (A) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (B) of this 327
subdivision, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, an interdistrict 328
magnet school program operator that is not a local or regional board of 329
education shall be entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the sum of 330
(i) fifty-six per cent of the difference between (I) the product of the 331
foundation and its total magnet school program need students, and (II) 332
the per student amount such operator received under section 10-264l for 333
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, multiplied by the number of 334
students enrolled in such program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 335
2026, and (ii) the amount described in subparagraph (A)(i)(II) of this 336
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subdivision. 337
(B) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, if (i) the quotient of the 338
sum of the total revenue per pupil during the fiscal year ending June 30, 339
2024, and the total number of such students enrolled in such program of 340
such operator during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, is greater than 341
(ii) the quotient of the sum of the adjusted total revenue per pupil and 342
the number of such students enrolled in such program of such operator 343
during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, then such operator shall be 344
entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the sum of (I) the amount 345
described in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, and (II) the product 346
of the difference between the amount described in subparagraph (B)(i) 347
of this subdivision and the amount described in subparagraph (B)(ii) of 348
this subdivision and the total number of students enrolled in such 349
program of such operator during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. 350
(3) (A) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (B) of this 351
subdivision, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, an interdistrict 352
magnet school program operator that is not a local or regional board of 353
education shall be entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the sum of 354
(i) seventy per cent of the difference between (I) the product of the 355
foundation and its total magnet school program need students, and (II) 356
the per student amount such operator received under section 10-264l for 357
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, multiplied by the number of 358
students enrolled in such program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 359
2027, and (ii) the amount described in subparagraph (A)(i)(II) of this 360
subdivision. 361
(B) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, if (i) the quotient of the 362
sum of the total revenue per pupil during the fiscal year ending June 30, 363
2024, and the total number of such students enrolled in such program of 364
such operator during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, is greater than 365
(ii) the quotient of the sum of the adjusted total revenue per pupil and 366
the number of such students enrolled in such program of such operator 367
during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, then such operator shall be 368
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entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the sum of (I) the amount 369
described in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, and (II) the product 370
of the difference between the amount described in subparagraph (B)(i) 371
of this subdivision and the amount described in subparagraph (B)(ii) of 372
this subdivision and the total number of students enrolled in such 373
program of such operator during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. 374
(4) (A) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (B) of this 375
subdivision, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028, an interdistrict 376
magnet school program operator that is not a local or regional board of 377
education shall be entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the sum of 378
(i) eighty-five per cent of the difference between (I) the product of the 379
foundation and its total magnet school program need students, and (II) 380
the per student amount such operator received under section 10-264l for 381
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, multiplied by the number of 382
students enrolled in such program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 383
2028, and (ii) the amount described in subparagraph (A)(i)(II) of this 384
subdivision. 385
(B) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028, if (i) the quotient of the 386
sum of the total revenue per pupil during the fiscal year ending June 30, 387
2024, and the total number of such students enrolled in such program of 388
such operator during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, is greater than 389
(ii) the quotient of the sum of the adjusted total revenue per pupil and 390
the number of such students enrolled in such program of such operator 391
during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028, then such operator shall be 392
entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the sum of (I) the amount 393
described in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, and (II) the product 394
of the difference between the amount described in subparagraph (B)(i) 395
of this subdivision and the amount described in subparagraph (B)(ii) of 396
this subdivision and the total number of students enrolled in such 397
program of such operator during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028. 398
(5) (A) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (B) of this 399
subdivision, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2029, and each fiscal year 400
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thereafter, an interdistrict magnet school program operator that is not a 401
local or regional board of education shall be entitled to a grant in an 402
amount equal to the product of the foundation and its total magnet 403
school program need students. 404
(B) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2029, and each fiscal year 405
thereafter, if (i) the quotient of the sum of the total revenue per pupil 406
during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and the total number of such 407
students enrolled in such program of such operator during the fiscal 408
year ending June 30, 2024, is greater than (ii) the quotient of the sum of 409
the adjusted total revenue per pupil and the number of such students 410
enrolled in such program of such operator during the current fiscal year, 411
then such operator shall be entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the 412
sum of (I) the amount described in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, 413
and (II) the product of the difference between the amount described in 414
subparagraph (B)(i) of this subdivision and the amount described in 415
subparagraph (B)(ii) of this subdivision and the total number of 416
students enrolled in such program of such operator during the current 417
fiscal year. 418
(c) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, an interdistrict magnet 419
school operator that is a local or regional board of education shall be 420
entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the sum of [(1)] (A) forty-two 421
per cent of the difference between [(A)] (i) the sum of [(i)] (I) the sending 422
town adjustment factors for each sending town, and [(ii)] (II) the product 423
of the number of in-district students enrolled in the interdistrict magnet 424
school program of such board and the per student amount of the grant 425
under section 10-264l for an in-district student enrolled in such 426
interdistrict magnet school program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 427
2024, and [(B)] (ii) the appropriate per student amounts, for in-district 428
students and out-of-district students, such operator received under 429
section 10-264l for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, multiplied by the 430
appropriate numbers of in-district students and out-of-district students 431
enrolled in such program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and 432
[(2)] (B) the amount described in subparagraph [(B) of subdivision (1) of 433
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this subsection.] (A)(ii) of this subdivision. 434
(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, an interdistrict magnet 435
school operator that is a local or regional board of education shall be 436
entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the sum of (A) fifty-six per cent 437
of the difference between (i) the sum of (I) the sending town adjustment 438
factors for each sending town, and (II) the product of the number of in-439
district students enrolled in the interdistrict magnet school program of 440
such board and the per student amount of the grant under section 10-441
264l for an in-district student enrolled in such interdistrict magnet 442
school program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and (ii) the 443
appropriate per student amounts, for in-district students and out-of-444
district students, such operator received under section 10-264l for the 445
fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, multiplied by the appropriate numbers 446
of in-district students and out-of-district students enrolled in such 447
program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and (B) the amount 448
described in subparagraph (A)(ii) of this subdivision. 449
(3) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, an interdistrict magnet 450
school operator that is a local or regional board of education shall be 451
entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the sum of (A) seventy per cent 452
of the difference between (i) the sum of (I) the sending town adjustment 453
factors for each sending town, and (II) the product of the number of in-454
district students enrolled in the interdistrict magnet school program of 455
such board and the per student amount of the grant under section 10-456
264l for an in-district student enrolled in such interdistrict magnet 457
school program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and (ii) the 458
appropriate per student amounts, for in-district students and out-of-459
district students, such operator received under section 10-264l for the 460
fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, multiplied by the appropriate numbers 461
of in-district students and out-of-district students enrolled in such 462
program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, and (B) the amount 463
described in subparagraph (A)(ii) of this subdivision. 464
(4) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028, an interdistrict magnet 465
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school operator that is a local or regional board of education shall be 466
entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the sum of (A) eighty-five per 467
cent of the difference between (i) the sum of (I) the sending town 468
adjustment factors for each sending town, and (II) the product of the 469
number of in-district students enrolled in the interdistrict magnet school 470
program of such board and the per student amount of the grant under 471
section 10-264l for an in-district student enrolled in such interdistrict 472
magnet school program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and (ii) 473
the appropriate per student amounts, for in-district students and out-of-474
district students, such operator received under section 10-264l for the 475
fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, multiplied by the appropriate numbers 476
of in-district students and out-of-district students enrolled in such 477
program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028, and (B) the amount 478
described in subparagraph (A)(ii) of this subdivision. 479
(5) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2029, and each fiscal year 480
thereafter, an interdistrict magnet school operator that is a local or 481
regional board of education shall be entitled to a grant in an amount 482
equal to the sum of (A) the sending town adjustment factors for each 483
sending town, and (B) the product of the number of in-district students 484
enrolled in the interdistrict magnet school program of such board and 485
the per student amount of the grant under section 10-264l for an in-486
district student enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school program for 487
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. 488
(d) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, a local or regional 489
board of education that operates a regional agricultural science and 490
technology center shall be entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the 491
sum of [(1)] (A) forty-two per cent of the difference between [(A)] (i) the 492
sum of [(i)] (I) the sending town adjustment factors for each sending 493
town, and [(ii)] (II) the product of the number of in-district students 494
enrolled in such center and five thousand two hundred, and [(B)] (ii) 495
five thousand two hundred multiplied by the number of students 496
enrolled in such center for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and [(2)] 497
(B) the amount described in subparagraph [(B) of subdivision (1) of this 498
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subsection.] (A)(ii) of this subdivision. 499
(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, a local or regional board 500
of education that operates a regional agricultural science and 501
technology center shall be entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the 502
sum of (A) fifty-six per cent of the difference between (i) the sum of (I) 503
the sending town adjustment factors for each sending town, and (II) the 504
product of the number of in-district students enrolled in such center and 505
five thousand two hundred, and (ii) five thousand two hundred 506
multiplied by the number of students enrolled in such center for the 507
fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and (B) the amount described in 508
subparagraph (A)(ii) of this subdivision. 509
(3) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, a local or regional board 510
of education that operates a regional agricultural science and 511
technology center shall be entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the 512
sum of (A) seventy per cent of the difference between (i) the sum of (I) 513
the sending town adjustment factors for each sending town, and (II) the 514
product of the number of in-district students enrolled in such center and 515
five thousand two hundred, and (ii) five thousand two hundred 516
multiplied by the number of students enrolled in such center for the 517
fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, and (B) the amount described in 518
subparagraph (A)(ii) of this subdivision. 519
(4) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028, a local or regional board 520
of education that operates a regional agricultural science and 521
technology center shall be entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the 522
sum of (A) eighty-five per cent of the difference between (i) the sum of 523
(I) the sending town adjustment factors for each sending town, and (II) 524
the product of the number of in-district students enrolled in such center 525
and five thousand two hundred, and (ii) five thousand two hundred 526
multiplied by the number of students enrolled in such center for the 527
fiscal year ending June 30, 2028, and (B) the amount described in 528
subparagraph (A)(ii) of this subdivision. 529
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(5) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2029, and each fiscal year 530
thereafter, a local or regional board of education that operates a regional 531
agricultural science and technology center shall be entitled to a grant in 532
an amount equal to the sum of (A) the sending town adjustment factors 533
for each sending town, and (B) the product of the number of in-district 534
students enrolled in such center and five thousand two hundred. 535
Sec. 3. Subsection (d) of section 10-66ee of the general statutes is 536
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 537
2025): 538
(d) (1) As used in this subsection: 539
(A) "Total charter need students" means the sum of (i) the number of 540
students enrolled in state charter schools under the control of the 541
governing authority for such state charter schools for the school year, 542
and (ii) for the school year commencing July 1, 2021, and each school 543
year thereafter, (I) thirty per cent of the number of children enrolled in 544
such state charter schools eligible for free or reduced price meals or free 545
milk, (II) fifteen per cent of the number of such children eligible for free 546
or reduced price meals or free milk in excess of the number of such 547
children eligible for free or reduced price meals or free milk that is equal 548
to sixty per cent of the total number of children enrolled in such state 549
charter schools, and (III) twenty-five per cent of the number of students 550
enrolled in such state charter schools who are multilingual learners, as 551
defined in section 10-76kk. 552
(B) "Foundation" has the same meaning as provided in section 10-553
262f. 554
(C) "Charter full weighted funding per student" means the quotient 555
of (i) the product of the total charter need students and the foundation, 556
and (ii) the number of students enrolled in state charter schools under 557
the control of the governing authority for such state charter schools for 558
the school year. 559
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(D) "Charter grant adjustment" means the absolute value of the 560
difference between the foundation and charter full weighted funding 561
per student for state charter schools under the control of the governing 562
authority for such state charter schools for the school year. 563
(2) For the fiscal year ending July 1, 2022, the state shall pay in 564
accordance with this subsection, to the fiscal authority for a state charter 565
school for each student enrolled in such school, the foundation plus four 566
and one-tenth per cent of its charter grant adjustment. 567
(3) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the state shall pay in 568
accordance with this subsection, to the fiscal authority for a state charter 569
school for each student enrolled in such school, the foundation plus 570
twenty-five and forty-two-one-hundredths per cent of its charter grant 571
adjustment. 572
(4) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, the state shall pay in 573
accordance with this subsection, to the fiscal authority for a state charter 574
school for each student enrolled in such school, the foundation plus 575
thirty-six and eight-one-hundredths per cent of its charter grant 576
adjustment. 577
(5) For the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2025, and [each fiscal 578
year thereafter] June 30, 2026, the state shall pay in accordance with this 579
subsection, to the fiscal authority for a state charter school for each 580
student enrolled in such school, the foundation plus fifty-six and seven 581
tenths per cent of its charter grant adjustment. 582
(6) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the state shall pay in 583
accordance with this subsection, to the fiscal authority for a state charter 584
school for each student enrolled in such school, the foundation plus 585
seventy-one and one-tenth per cent of its charter grant adjustment. 586
(7) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028, the state shall pay in 587
accordance with this subsection, to the fiscal authority for a state charter 588
school for each student enrolled in such school, the foundation plus 589
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eighty-five and five-tenths per cent of its charter grant adjustment. 590
(8) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2029, and each fiscal year 591
thereafter, the state shall pay in accordance with this subsection, to the 592
fiscal authority for a state charter school, the foundation plus its charter 593
grant adjustment. 594
[(6)] (9) Payments under subdivisions (2) to [(5)] (8), inclusive, of this 595
subsection shall be paid as follows: Twenty-five per cent of the amount 596
not later than July fifteenth and September first based on estimated 597
student enrollment on May first, and twenty-five per cent of the amount 598
not later than January first and the remaining amount not later than 599
April first, each based on student enrollment on October first. 600
[(7)] (10) In the case of a student identified as requiring special 601
education, the school district in which the student resides shall: (A) 602
Hold the planning and placement team meeting for such student and 603
shall invite representatives from the charter school to participate in such 604
meeting; and (B) pay the state charter school, on a quarterly basis, an 605
amount equal to the difference between the reasonable cost of educating 606
such student and the sum of the amount received by the state charter 607
school for such student pursuant to [subdivision (1) of] this subsection 608
and amounts received from other state, federal, local or private sources 609
calculated on a per pupil basis. Such school district shall be eligible for 610
reimbursement pursuant to section 10-76g. The charter school a student 611
requiring special education attends shall be responsible for ensuring 612
that such student receives the services mandated by the student's 613
individualized education program whether such services are provided 614
by the charter school or by the school district in which the student 615
resides. 616
Sec. 4. (Effective July 1, 2025) Notwithstanding the provisions of 617
subdivision (7) of subsection (a) of section 10-261 of the general statutes, 618
for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2027, the total 619
population for the town of Mansfield shall be nineteen thousand one 620
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hundred sixty-nine for purposes of calculating grants under chapter 172 621
of the general statutes. 622
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2025 10-262h
Sec. 2 July 1, 2025 10-252a
Sec. 3 July 1, 2025 10-66ee(d)
Sec. 4 July 1, 2025 New section
Statement of Purpose:
To make revisions to the education cost sharing grant and the choice
program grant.
[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.]