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CT Gen Stat § 10-285h (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 173 - Public School Building Projects|Section 10-285h - Projects for charter schools: Pilot program.

 (a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, there shall be established a pilot program for the development of a school building facility to be used for a state charter school. The Commissioner of Education may receive applications for the purchase and renovation of a building to be used as a state charter school facility. The amount of the grant shall be equal to the net eligible expenditures multiplied by the school construction reimbursement rate for the town in which the facility will be located. Enrollment projections identified in the application may exceed current charter school enrollment limitations, if approved by the commissioner. The provisions of this chapter concerning school construction projects and regulations adopted by the State Board of Education, in accordance with this chapter, shall apply to the project, except as provided by this section.(b) Eligible applicants shall be successful state charter school governing boards that have operated a charter school for at least five years and have had the charter of the school renewed by the State Board of Education. The application shall include information concerning the charter school that describes: (1) Academic success, including test results on mastery examinations pursuant to section 10-14n, (2) attendance records of students, (3) student success in completing the program of studies offered by the school, (4) parental involvement in the operation and decisions of the governing board, and (5) other such information as is required by the Commissioner of Education. The application shall be submitted in such form, manner and time as determined by the commissioner.(c) The Commissioner of Education may select one application for state grant assistance. The commissioner shall notify the school construction committee pursuant to section 10-283a of the commissioner's selection and the proposed funding for such state charter school project. The school construction committee shall consider the application in conjunction with the committee's review of the listing of eligible projects developed in accordance with section 10-283. If the school construction committee approves the request for funding, the committee shall include such grant request as a separately-listed item on a special supplementary schedule for such pilot charter school project on the listing of eligible projects developed in accordance with section 10-283.(d) If a state charter school that received a grant pursuant to this section ceases to be used as a state charter school facility, the Commissioner of Education shall determine whether title to the building and any legal interest in appurtenant land shall revert to the state.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-6, S. 39.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-6 effective July 1, 2005.
CT Gen Stat § 10-286a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 173 - Public School Building Projects|Section 10-286a - Grants for occupational training facilities.

 Section 10-286a is repealed.(February, 1965, P.A. 361, S. 8; 1967, P.A. 588, S. 6; P.A. 82-22, S. 3, 4.)
CT Gen Stat § 10-286b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 173 - Public School Building Projects|Section 10-286b - Adjustment of grants approved prior to July 1, 1967. Formula for regional school districts.

 Section 10-286b is repealed, effective July 1, 1996.(1967, P.A. 588, S. 3; 1969, P.A. 617, S. 1; P.A. 78-218, S. 194; P.A. 96-244, S. 62, 63.)
CT Gen Stat § 10-286c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 173 - Public School Building Projects|Section 10-286c - Establishment of criteria for building grants.

 Section 10-286c is repealed.(1967, P.A. 588, S. 5; 1969, P.A. 698, S. 27.)
CT Gen Stat § 10-286e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 173 - Public School Building Projects|Section 10-286e - Audits.

 (a) If the Department of Administrative Services does not complete an audit of a school building project during the five-year period from the date the school district files a notice of project completion with the department, the department shall conduct a limited scope audit of such project. The limited scope audit shall review (1) the total amount of expenditures reported, (2) any off-site improvements, (3) adherence to authorized space specifications, (4) interest costs on temporary notes and bonds, and (5) any other matter the Commissioner of Administrative Services deems appropriate.(b) The department shall not make any adjustment to a school construction grant based on the result of an audit finding that a change order was not publicly bid.(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the Commissioner of Administrative Services may waive any audit deficiencies found during an audit of a school building project conducted pursuant to this section if the commissioner determines that granting such waiver is in the best interest of the state.(P.A. 00-220, S. 22, 43; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; 11-61, S. 128; P.A. 13-247, S. 200.)History: P.A. 00-220 effective July 1, 2000; P.A. 11-61 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing Department and Commissioner of Education with Department and Commissioner of Construction Services and added Subsec. (c) re audit deficiencies waiver, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 13-247, “Commissioner of Construction Services” and “Department of Construction Services” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services” and “Department of Administrative Services”, respectively, effective July 1, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 10-286f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 173 - Public School Building Projects|Section 10-286f - Professional or consulting fees. No increase due to increased prices for construction materials.

 Any professional or consulting fee that is calculated as a proportion of total project costs for any school building project for which state assistance is provided in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall not be increased as a result of increased prices for construction materials.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-6, S. 19.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-6 effective July 1, 2005.
CT Gen Stat § 10-286g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 173 - Public School Building Projects|Section 10-286g - Waiver of audit deficiencies.

 Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, the Commissioner of Administrative Services may waive any audit deficiencies found during an audit of a school building project conducted pursuant to this chapter if the Commissioner of Administrative Services determines that granting such waiver is in the best interest of the state.(P.A. 11-61, S. 130; P.A. 13-247, S. 200.)History: P.A. 11-61 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 § 10-287a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 173 - Public School Building Projects|Section 10-287a - Lump sum payments. Advance payment of grants. Overpayment.

 A grant under this chapter to meet project costs not permanently financed prior to July 1, 1969, shall be payable in one lump sum forthwith after the completion of such projects and a determination by the Commissioner of Education of the amount of such grant, but only if the application for review of preliminary plans and specifications on Form 2A for such project was submitted prior to October 1, 1975, in the case of towns and prior to October 15, 1975, in the case of regional school districts. The Commissioner of Education is authorized on behalf of the state, subject to the approval of the State Bond Commission, to make a commitment for such grant at any time prior to the completion of such project and to make advances thereon at such times and in such amounts as it shall deem advisable, provided the aggregate of such advances shall at no time exceed the estimated amount of such grant as determined by the Commissioner of Education. If the aggregate of such advances exceeds the amount of such grant as finally determined by the Commissioner of Education, the town or regional school district receiving such advances shall promptly repay to the state the amount of such overpayment.(1969, P.A. 751, S. 2; 1971, P.A. 695, S. 2; P.A. 76-418, S. 8, 18; P.A. 88-360, S. 35, 63.)History: 1971 act made provisions applicable to grants “to meet the project costs not permanently financed prior to July 1, 1969,” rather than to grants “for project receiving state financial assistance under section 10-287b” as previously and simplified language; P.A. 76-418 qualified provision requiring payment in lump sum, limiting its applicability to cases in which preliminary plans and specifications were submitted as set forth in section; P.A. 88-360 substituted “commissioner” for “state board” of education.
CT Gen Stat § 10-287b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 173 - Public School Building Projects|Section 10-287b - Loans for school building projects. Terms of bonds and notes evidencing such loans.

 Section 10-287b is repealed.(1969, P.A. 751, S. 3; 1971, P.A. 695, S. 9.)
CT Gen Stat § 10-287c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 173 - Public School Building Projects|Section 10-287c - Regulations.

 (a) The State Board of Education is authorized to prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter, provided any rules or regulations to implement the provisions of sections 10-283, 10-287, 10-287a, 10-292d and subsection (d) of section 10-292m shall be prescribed in consultation with the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management. Whenever the Commissioner of Education has made a commitment for a grant on or before June 30, 2011, prior to the completion of a project as provided in section 10-287a, and said commissioner has made advances thereon as provided in said section, any such regulations prescribed in accordance with this section which were in effect at the time of such commitment and advances shall be applicable to any additional commitment and subsequent advances with respect to such project.(b) Not later than June 30, 2013, the Commissioner of Administrative Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education, shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 in order to implement the provisions of this chapter. Such regulations shall apply to any project for which a grant application is filed with the Department of Education on or after July 1, 2013.(1969, P.A. 751, S. 4; 1971, P.A. 695, S. 3; P.A. 76-351, S. 1, 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 19, 610; P.A. 84-460, S. 12, 16; P.A. 88-360, S. 36, 63; P.A. 97-265, S. 80, 98; P.A. 11-51, S. 124; P.A. 13-247, S. 200.)History: 1971 act required consultation with commissioner of finance and control re rules and regulations and substituted reference to Sec. 10-287g for reference to repealed Sec. 10-287b; P.A. 76-351 added provision re applicability of rules and regulations in effect at time of commitment in cases involving advance payments and subsequent additional commitments; P.A. 77-614 substituted secretary of the office of policy and management for commissioner of finance and control; P.A. 84-460 added provisions re adoption of regulations and required that regulations to implement the provisions of Secs. 10-287, 10-287a and 10-287g be prescribed in consultation with the secretary of the office of policy and management; P.A. 88-360 substituted “commissioner” for “state board” of education; P.A. 97-265 added provision for regulations to implement Secs. 10-283, 10-292d and 10-292m(b) and deleted provision concerning regulations for Sec. 10-287g, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 11-51 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added “on or before June 30, 2011” re whenever Commissioner of Education has made a grant commitment, deleted “rules or” and made a technical change therein, and added Subsec. (b) re Commissioner of Construction Services to adopt regulations, 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” in Subsec. (b), effective July 1, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 10-287e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 173 - Public School Building Projects|Section 10-287e - School Building Construction Fund.

 All moneys received by the state in payment of the principal of and the interest on bonds purchased and held by the state under the provisions of section 10-287b of the 1969 supplement to the general statutes, together with all net earnings on the temporary investment thereof, shall comprise a fund to be designated “School Building Construction Fund” and the moneys in said fund shall be used to pay the principal of and the interest on bonds issued by the State Treasurer under sections 10-287d and 10-292k, and of notes, to the extent not paid by renewal notes, issued in anticipation of the receipt of the proceeds of such bonds.(1969, P.A. 751, S. 6; 1971, P.A. 695, S. 5; P.A. 97-265, S. 82, 98.)History: 1971 act substituted “bonds purchased and held by the state under the provisions of section 10-287b ...” for “bonds issued by a town, consolidated town and city or regional school district” under the provisions of said section; P.A. 97-265 added reference to Sec. 10-292k, effective July 1, 1997.
CT Gen Stat § 10-287f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 173 - Public School Building Projects|Section 10-287f - Renewal of temporary notes outstanding.

 Any town or regional school district which has temporary notes outstanding in anticipation of the receipt of the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized for construction of school building projects eligible for a grant under section 10-287a may renew such notes from time to time without regard to the provisions of sections 7-378 and 10-56 and any other sections of the general statutes, public act or special act or charter which limit the time for renewing temporary notes issued in anticipation of the receipt of the proceeds of bond issues, provided that (i) no such notes may be renewed to mature more than six months after the final grant payment under section 10-287a or July 1, 1971, whichever is later and (ii) all grant payments received by the town or district shall be applied promptly toward project costs or toward repayment of such temporary notes as the same shall become due and payable.(June, 1969, P.A. 1, S. 65; 1971, P.A. 695, S. 6.)History: 1971 act substituted “a grant under section 10-287a” for “state financial assistance under sections 10-287a and 10-287b”, deleted reference to provisions of Sec. 7-264 but included reference to Sec. 10-56 as not limiting note renewal and added proviso in Subdivs. (i) and (ii).
CT Gen Stat § 10-287i (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 173 - Public School Building Projects|Section 10-287i - Progress payments of state share of eligible project costs.

 A grant under this chapter for any school building project authorized by the General Assembly on or after July 1, 1996, or for any project for which application is made pursuant to subsection (b) of section 10-283, on or after July 1, 1997, shall be paid as follows: Applicants shall request progress payments for the state share of eligible project costs calculated pursuant to sections 10-65, 10-76e and 10-286, at such time and in such manner as the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall prescribe provided no payments shall commence until the applicant has filed a notice of authorization of funding for the local share of project costs, and provided further no payments other than those for architectural planning and site acquisition shall be made prior to approval of the final architectural plans pursuant to section 10-292. The Department of Administrative Services shall withhold eleven per cent of a grant pending completion of an audit pursuant to section 10-287 provided, if the department is unable to complete the required audit within six months of the date a request for final payment is filed, the applicant may have an independent audit performed and include the cost of such audit in the eligible project costs.(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-11, S. 45, 65; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; P.A. 13-247, S. 200; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 64.)History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-11 effective July 1, 1997; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Education” and “Department of Education” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Construction Services” and “Department of Construction Services”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 13-247, “Commissioner of Construction Services” and “Department of Construction Services” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services” and “Department of Administrative Services”, respectively, effective July 1, 2013; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 replaced “five per cent” with “eleven per cent” re withholding pending completion of audit, effective October 31, 2017.
CT Gen Stat § 10-287j (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 173 - Public School Building Projects|Section 10-287j - Bond issue for funding interest subsidy grants.

 Notwithstanding the purposes set forth in section 10-287d, the State Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed, subject to and in accordance with the provisions of section 3-20, to issue bonds of the state, which have been previously authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to the provisions of said section 10-287d, in an aggregate principal amount of eighteen million nine hundred eighty-five thousand dollars for the purpose of funding interest subsidy grants, as such term is defined in section 10-292c. Such bonds shall be issued on or before July 1, 1999, and may be issued in one or more series. Bonds of each series shall bear such date or dates and mature at such time or times not exceeding thirty years from their respective dates and be subject to such redemption privileges, with or without premium, as may be fixed by the State Bond Commission. They shall be sold at not less than par and accrued interest and the full faith and credit of the state is pledged for the payment of the interest thereon and the principal thereof as the same shall become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due. The State Treasurer is authorized to invest temporarily in direct obligations of the United States, United States agency obligations, certificates of deposit, commercial paper or bank acceptances, such portion of the proceeds of such bonds or of any notes issued in anticipation thereof as may be deemed available for such purpose.(P.A. 98-259, S. 6, 17.)History: P.A. 98-259 effective July 1, 1998.
CT Gen Stat § 10-288 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 173 - Public School Building Projects|Section 10-288 - Grants and loans to towns unable to complete projects.

 Any town or regional school district having a school building project which it is unable to finance, after estimating any grant available to it under section 10-286, may, by vote of its legislative body or by vote of the regional board of education, direct the selectmen or the chairman of the board of education of such town or regional school district to apply to the State Board of Education for a hardship grant or loan for such purpose. The board shall, in determining the town's or district's ability to finance such a school building project, consider among other factors for such town or for the towns comprising such district the valuation of real property within such town or district as reflected in a grand list adjusted on the basis of true market value, tax-supported bonded indebtedness, the tax rate, expenditures for school building projects since July 1, 1945, school building needs as determined by the local board or boards of education for the present biennium and for such future period as the state board deems appropriate, and planned and urgently needed capital improvements which will affect the debt burden or tax rate of the town or towns. If the state board finds that (1) the town or district is financially unable to complete such project and (2) the standard of education in such town or district will deteriorate unless a hardship grant or loan is received for such project, the state board may, with the approval of a committee consisting of the Governor, the Attorney General, the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, make a hardship grant or loan to such town or district in such amount and on such terms as it considers necessary and proper, and may in its discretion pay such grant or loan in one sum or in installments. In case of a hardship grant or loan to a regional school district, said state board may allocate the amount thereof which shall be credited to each town's proportionate share of the project or of the district's indebtedness and current expenditures as determined under the provisions of section 10-51.(November, 1949, 1953, S. 986d; 1957, P.A. 261; 593, S. 7; P.A. 73-527; P.A. 77-614, S. 19, 610.)History: P.A. 73-527 included references to hardship loans; P.A. 77-614 substituted secretary of the office of policy and management for commissioner of finance and control.Cited. 28 CS 207.
CT Gen Stat § 10-288a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 173 - Public School Building Projects|Section 10-288a - Replacement or relocation of secondary school associated with center.

 When the secondary school with which an approved agricultural science and technology education center has been associated is to be replaced or relocated within a town or regional school district, the Commissioner of Education may require the relocation of the equipment and program in a building approximately equal to that serving as a center for agricultural science and technology education. Such new facilities shall be included in or adjacent to the high school which is to serve the needs of the agricultural science and technology education pupils and shall conform to requirements of the Commissioner of Education with respect to location, design and construction. Said town or regional school district may receive a grant for the construction of such replaced or relocated agricultural science and technology education center as provided in subsection (e) of section 10-286 for a secondary regional school district or subsection (f) of section 10-286, whichever may be appropriate. Upon final approval by the Commissioner of Education of the replacement or relocation of such agricultural science and technology education center the town or regional school district may use the facilities which had previously served as such center for such purposes as it determines advisable.(1967, P.A. 638, S. 4; 1971, P.A. 365, S. 1; P.A. 88-360, S. 39, 63; P.A. 08-152, S. 16; 08-170, S. 33.)History: 1971 act based determination of grants for construction of replaced or relocated vocational agriculture centers on provisions in Sec. 10-286(e) or (f), whichever is appropriate, rather than on the cost of the center or $200,000, whichever is less, minus the grant received for construction of original center; P.A. 88-360 substituted “commissioner” for “state board” of education; P.A. 08-152 and 08-170 changed “vocational agriculture” to “agricultural science and technology education”, effective July 1, 2008.