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CT Gen Stat § 10-289 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 173 - Public School Building Projects|Section 10-289 - Issuance of bonds for school building project.

 As used in this section, “school building project” means (1) the construction, purchase, extension, furnishing, equipping or major alteration of a building to be used for public school purposes, including the acquisition and improvement of land therefor, with the improvements thereon, if any, and (2) the construction, furnishing and equipping of any building which the towns of Norwich, Winchester and Woodstock may provide by lease or otherwise for use by the Norwich Free Academy, Gilbert School and Woodstock Academy, respectively, in furnishing education for public school pupils under the provisions of section 10-34. Any municipality upon approval by a vote of the members present at a regular or special meeting of its legislative body, shall have the power, without further authority from the General Assembly, to issue its bonds, or temporary notes related thereto, which shall be obligatory upon the inhabitants thereof, for the purpose of financing in whole or in part any school building project. School bonds, or temporary notes related thereto, authorized pursuant to this section or section 10-56, shall bear interest at such rate or rates as shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of resolutions authorizing such bonds or notes.(November, 1949, 1953, June, 1955, S. 988d; 1957, P.A. 13, S. 66; 593, S. 8; 1971, P.A. 695, S. 7; P.A. 74-114, S. 1, 2; P.A. 76-418, S. 11, 18; P.A. 78-218, S. 197; P.A. 82-253, S. 3, 4.)History: 1971 act included purchase of buildings in definition of “school building project” and included consolidated towns and cities and consolidated towns and boroughs in bonding authorization; P.A. 74-114 included in definition provisions re Norwich Free Academy, Gilbert School and Woodstock Academy; P.A. 76-418 added provision re interest on bonds; P.A. 78-218 substituted “municipality” for “town, consolidated town and city and consolidated town and borough”; P.A. 82-253 added references to temporary notes to be in conformance with provisions in Sec. 10-287 under which grant installment payments are related to payments on municipal bonds, including payments to retire temporary notes under certain conditions, effective July 1, 1982, and applicable to installment payments made on or after that date to retire temporary notes renewed for the third and subsequent years pursuant to Sec. 7-378a or 7-378e.Acquisition of a school building site is not subject to Sec. 10-291 and is not within definition of a school building project. 168 C. 135. Cited. 220 C. 556.
CT Gen Stat § 10-289a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 173 - Public School Building Projects|Section 10-289a - Short-term financing for school building projects.

 Notwithstanding any other provision of the general statutes, in the case of any school building project for which the total cost is less than one million dollars, the state shall not require permanent local financing prior to the payment of a grant for a school building project under this chapter. In any such case, the school district may pay off its debt on any such project over a period not to exceed four years if the school district promptly applies all project grant payments toward project costs or toward payment of temporary notes as the same become due and payable and provides for the payment of such notes in equal annual installments commencing no later than one year from the date of issue.(P.A. 85-589, S. 1, 3; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-5, S. 36, 49; P.A. 97-265, S. 83, 98.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-5 substituted $1,000,000 for $500,000 as limit on projects which do not require permanent local financing as condition of grant payment; P.A. 97-265 deleted provision for state payment of interest and made a technical change, effective July 1, 1997.
CT Gen Stat § 10-289d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 173 - Public School Building Projects|Section 10-289d - Definitions.

 For purposes of this section and sections 10-289e to 10-289g, inclusive:(1) “Qualifying municipality” means a city, town or consolidated city and town which does not maintain a public high school and whose board of education has designated a private academy as the high school for such municipality for a period of not less than five years.(2) “Private academy” means an incorporated or endowed high school or academy which is approved by the State Board of Education for public high school purposes pursuant to section 10-34 and which has been or is eligible to apply for a school construction grant commitment from the state pursuant to this chapter.(3) “School building project” means a school building project as defined in subdivision (3) of section 10-282.(4) “Bonds or notes” means any bonds or notes or any temporary notes issued in anticipation of the receipt of the proceeds of such bonds or notes.(P.A. 87-461, S. 1, 7; 87-499, S. 27, 34; P.A. 90-256, S. 7, 9; P.A. 96-270, S. 8, 11.)History: P.A. 87-499 amended the definition of “private academy” in Subdiv. (2) to substitute “has been or is eligible to” for “may” apply for a grant commitment; P.A. 90-256 in Subdiv. (2) substituted “an incorporated or endowed high school or academy” for “private academy” in the definition of “private academy”; P.A. 96-270 made a technical change in Subdiv. (3), effective July 1, 1996.
CT Gen Stat § 10-289e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 173 - Public School Building Projects|Section 10-289e - Private academy project proposal, public hearing, referendum vote.

 Any private academy may propose to undertake a school building project to be financed by a loan of the proceeds of bonds or notes of a qualifying municipality and to have such bonds or notes guaranteed by one or more qualifying municipalities as provided in sections 10-289d to 10-289g, inclusive. Any such proposal shall describe generally the school building project, the maximum amount of the loan, the maximum amount of any bonds or notes to be issued, the name of the qualifying municipality which will issue such bonds or notes and the name of each qualifying municipality which will guarantee the payment of such bonds or notes. The private academy shall submit any such proposal to the board of selectmen of each qualifying municipality named in the proposal which has a board of selectmen or to the town council in each qualifying municipality named in the proposal which has a town council. The board of selectmen or town council to which such a proposal is submitted may, and upon the recommendation of the board of education of such qualifying municipality shall, hold a public hearing and a referendum vote on such proposal. The referendum shall be held no later than ninety days after the private academy submits such a proposal to a qualifying municipality. A copy of the proposal shall be filed in the office of the town clerk of each qualifying municipality named in the proposal and shall be made available for public inspection during the period beginning at least five days prior to the public hearing and ending on the day of such referendum. Notice of the public hearing shall be posted and published in a newspaper which has a substantial circulation in the qualifying municipality at least five days prior to such public hearing. Notice of the referendum and the question to be proposed shall be posted and published in a newspaper which has a substantial circulation in the qualifying municipality at least thirty days prior to such referendum. The referendum shall be held between the hours of six a.m. and eight p.m. The vote shall be taken and the results of the vote canvassed and declared in the same manner as is provided for an election of officers of a town, except that any person entitled to vote under section 7-6 may vote. If, in each qualifying municipality named in the proposal, the majority of those persons voting vote in favor of the proposal, the proposal shall be approved.(P.A. 87-461, S. 2, 7; 87-499, S. 28, 34.)History: P.A. 87-499 deleted the provision that absentee voting not be permitted in the referendum.
CT Gen Stat § 10-289h (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 173 - Public School Building Projects|Section 10-289h - Central kitchen facility projects.

 Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, a local or regional board of education may design and construct a central kitchen facility to provide food services to its public schools and shall be eligible for a school construction grant at the rate of reimbursement pursuant to subsection (a) of section 10-285a. Such project may also include costs for alterations, expansions or creation of existing or new kitchen facilities in its schools to accommodate the new method of centralized food service preparation. Such projects shall not be subject to the standard space specification requirements for school construction projects, but shall be of reasonable size and scope as approved by the Commissioner of Administrative Services.(P.A. 01-173, S. 29, 67; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; P.A. 13-247, S. 200.)History: P.A. 01-173 effective July 1, 2001; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Education” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Construction Services”, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 13-247, “Commissioner of Construction Services” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services”, effective July 1, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 10-290 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 173 - Public School Building Projects|Section 10-290 - Advisory school planning service.

 Section 10-290 is repealed.(1953, S. 989d; 1957, P.A. 593, S. 9; 1959, P.A. 611, S. 6.)
CT Gen Stat § 10-290a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 173 - Public School Building Projects|Section 10-290a - Advisory services re school plant planning.

 The Commissioner of Administrative Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education, shall provide advisory services to local officials and agencies on long range school plant planning and educational specifications and review the sketches and preliminary plans and outline specifications for any school building project and the educational program which it is designed to house and advise boards of education and school building committees regarding the suitability of such plans on the basis of educational effectiveness, sound construction and reasonable economy of cost, including energy economy and efficiency.(1959, P.A. 611, S. 1; 1969, P.A. 434, S. 1; P.A. 76-418, S. 12, 18; P.A. 77-597, S. 3; 77-614, S. 73, 610; P.A. 84-460, S. 13, 16; P.A. 85-613, S. 23, 154; P.A. 88-360, S. 40, 63; P.A. 11-51, S. 126; P.A. 13-247, S. 200.)History: 1969 act included in duties of school construction economy service the provision of advisory services for long-range school plant planning and educational specifications and limited duty re plans and specifications to preliminary plans and specifications, deleting reference to final plans and specifications; P.A. 76-418 allowed board to employ engineers and to use expertise of public works department; P.A. 77-597 included advice concerning energy economy and efficiency and allowed board to hire accountants; P.A. 77-614 substituted department of administrative services for department of public works; P.A. 84-460 deleted provisions re school construction economy service and provisions re “employment of necessary staff, including architects, engineers and accountants...”; P.A. 85-613 made technical changes; P.A. 88-360 substituted “commissioner” for “state board” of education; P.A. 11-51 replaced “Commissioner of Education” with “Commissioner of Construction Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education”, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 13-247, “Commissioner of Construction Services” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services”, effective July 1, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 10-290b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 173 - Public School Building Projects|Section 10-290b - Publication and distribution of information.

 The Commissioner of Administrative Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education, shall arrange for the collection, publication and distribution of information on procedures for school building committees, building methods and materials suitable for school construction and on relevant educational methods, requirements and materials, and shall furnish such information to towns or regional school districts planning school construction. The Commissioner of Administrative Services, through the school construction economy service, shall from time to time inform local officials and agencies involved in school construction of the services available under sections 10-290a to 10-290d, inclusive.(1959, P.A. 611, S. 2; P.A. 84-460, S. 14, 16; P.A. 88-360, S. 41, 63; P.A. 11-51, S. 127; P.A. 13-247, S. 200.)History: P.A. 84-460 deleted reference to school construction economy service; P.A. 88-360 substituted “commissioner” for “state board” of education; P.A. 11-51 replaced “Commissioner of Education” with “Commissioner of Construction Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education” and replaced “Said commissioner” with “The Commissioner of Construction Services”, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 13-247, “Commissioner of Construction Services” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services”, effective July 1, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 10-290c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 173 - Public School Building Projects|Section 10-290c - Advisory committee.

 Section 10-290c is repealed.(1959, P.A. 611, S. 3; P.A. 76-418, S. 13, 18; P.A. 77-614, S. 609, 610.)
CT Gen Stat § 10-290d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 173 - Public School Building Projects|Section 10-290d - Conveyance of air space over schools.

 Any municipality, with the approval of the Commissioner of Administrative Services, may convey any type of interest in air space over land used for school purposes to a private developer for residential or commercial uses or to a quasi-municipal or public nonmunicipal corporation. Said conveyance shall be made upon the recommendation of the chief executive officer with the approval of the legislative body of the municipality.(1959, P.A. 611, S. 4; February, 1965, P.A. 340, S. 1; 1969, P.A. 705; P.A. 76-418, S. 14, 18; P.A. 84-460, S. 15, 16; P.A. 88-360, S. 42, 63; P.A. 90-256, S. 4, 9; P.A. 14-90, S. 12.)History: 1965 act required that plans and specifications are to be submitted “at such time and in such manner as the state board of education may specify”; 1969 act added provisions re use of commercial or residential structures for school purposes and incorporated as Subsec. (b) provisions re conveyance of air space over land used for school purposes to private developer or quasi-municipal or public nonmunicipal corporation; P.A. 76-418 permitted state board to disapprove state assistance for projects which fail to meet construction standards, replacing provision which required board to “state in detail wherein it believes there has been a departure from such standards”; P.A. 84-460 deleted reference to school construction economy service and deleted provisions re standards of construction to “include the use of commercial or residential structures for school purposes”; P.A. 88-360 substituted “commissioner” for “state board” of education and made a technical change; P.A. 90-256 deleted Subsec. (a) re the establishment of standards of construction and review by the commissioner of education of preliminary plans and specifications; P.A. 14-90 replaced reference to Commissioner of Education with reference to Commissioner of Administrative Services, effective July 1, 2014.
CT Gen Stat § 10-290f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 173 - Public School Building Projects|Section 10-290f - Standard school construction contracts. Guidance for projects.

 (a) The Department of Administrative Services shall develop a series of standard school construction contracts that, upon completion of such series of contracts, towns and regional boards of education may use when contracting for any school building project receiving state assistance pursuant to this chapter. In the development of such contracts, the department shall ensure such contracts adhere to the provisions of section 10-290e, and any other standards as determined by the department. The town or regional board of education may modify the contract to meet their needs for the project, provided the contract conforms with the provisions of section 10-290e.(b) The Department of Administrative Services shall provide leadership and guidance to recipients of grants pursuant to this chapter concerning the efficient and effective means for constructing and renovating school buildings. Such leadership and guidance shall include: (1) Identification and publication of exemplary plans and specifications for new school buildings and other school projects; (2) publication of pamphlets and materials describing the school construction process; (3) information about economical, safe and efficient buildings; (4) incorporation of technology in building designs to promote student learning; and (5) information about the proper maintenance of buildings.(c) The Department of Administrative Services may use the services of the State Education Resource Center, established pursuant to section 10-357a, to carry out the provisions of this section.(d) The Department of Administrative Services may use up to one hundred thousand dollars of the proceeds of the bonds issued pursuant to section 10-287d to carry out the provisions of this section.(P.A. 06-158, S. 12; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; P.A. 13-247, S. 200; P.A. 14-212, S. 18.)History: P.A. 06-158 effective July 1, 2006; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Department of Education” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Construction Services”, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 13-247, “Department of Construction Services” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Administrative Services”, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 14-212 amended Subsec. (c) by replacing “state education resource center pursuant to section 10-4q” with “State Education Resource Center, established pursuant to section 10-357a,”, effective June 13, 2014.
CT Gen Stat § 10-291a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 173 - Public School Building Projects|Section 10-291a - Code compliance improvements not required in certain situations.

 Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, in the case of a school building project to expand an existing school building, the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall not require code compliance improvements to the existing part of the building not affected by the project as a condition of reimbursement for the project under this chapter.(P.A. 96-270, S. 10, 11; P.A. 11-51, S. 128; P.A. 13-247, S. 200.)History: P.A. 96-270 effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 11-51 replaced “State Board of Education” with “Commissioner of Construction Services”, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 13-247, “Commissioner of Construction Services” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services”, effective July 1, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 10-292c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 173 - Public School Building Projects|Section 10-292c - Definitions.

 As used in sections 10-292c to 10-292n, inclusive:(1) “Bonds or municipal bonds” means (A) any bond, note, certificate or other evidence of indebtedness, and (B) any energy conservation lease purchase agreement.(2) “Energy conservation lease purchase agreement” means an energy conservation lease purchase agreement, as defined in subdivision (17) of section 10-282.(3) “Interest subsidy grants” means the grant payments by the state to pay the interest cost on bonds, or on temporary notes renewed in accordance with section 7-378a or 7-378e into the third or any subsequent year of such renewal following the date of issuance of the original notes, issued by a town, regional school district or regional educational service center to finance a school building project.(4) “Regional educational service center” means a body corporate and politic established pursuant to the provisions of part IVa of chapter 164.(5) “School building project” means school building project, as defined in subdivision (3) of section 10-282.(P.A. 97-265, S. 85, 98; P.A. 98-252, S. 33, 80.)History: P.A. 97-265 effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 98-252 made a technical change, effective July 1, 1998.
CT Gen Stat § 10-292d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 173 - Public School Building Projects|Section 10-292d - Interest subsidy grants.

 (a) For school building projects authorized by the General Assembly prior to July 1, 1996, and for projects pursuant to subsection (b) of section 10-283 for which application was made prior to July 1, 1997, each town and regional school district shall be eligible to apply for and accept interest subsidy grants, as provided in sections 10-292c to 10-292n, inclusive. Any town desiring an interest subsidy grant may, by vote of its legislative body, authorize the board of education of such town to apply to the Commissioner of Education and to accept or reject such grants for the town. Any regional school board may vote to authorize the supervising agent of the regional school district to apply to the Commissioner of Education for and to accept or reject such grants for the district. Applications for such grants under sections 10-292c to 10-292n, inclusive, shall be made by the superintendent of schools of such town or regional school district on the form provided and in the manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Education. Grant applications under sections 10-292c to 10-292n, inclusive, shall be received, reviewed and approved or disapproved by the Commissioner of Education. All applications submitted prior to the first day of July in any year shall be reviewed promptly by the commissioner and the amount of the grant shall be estimated. The commissioner shall annually prepare a listing of all such eligible grants under sections 10-292c to 10-292n, inclusive, together with the amount of the estimated grants therefor and shall submit the same to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before the fifteenth day of December, except as provided in section 10-292e, with a request for authorization to enter into grant commitments. The General Assembly shall annually authorize the commissioner to enter into grant commitments on behalf of the state in accordance with the commissioner's listing for such grants as the General Assembly shall determine. The commissioner shall not enter into any such grant commitments except pursuant to such legislative authorization.(b) Notwithstanding the application date requirements of this section, the Commissioner of Education may approve applications for interest subsidy grants in connection with school building projects to remedy damage from fire and catastrophe or to correct safety, health and other code violations at any time within the limit of available grant authorization and make payments thereon within the limit of appropriated funds.(P.A. 97-265, S. 86, 98.)History: P.A. 97-265 effective July 1, 1997.