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CT Gen Stat § 10-273a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 172 - Support of Public Schools. Transportation|Section 10-273a - Reimbursement for transportation to and from elementary and secondary schools.

 Any town transporting children to and from any public elementary school, including kindergartens, or to and from any public secondary school within said town shall be reimbursed for the cost of such pupil transportation annually in accordance with the provisions of sections 10-97 and 10-266m.(1961, P.A. 525, S. 1, 3; 1963, P.A. 291; February, 1965, P.A. 361, S. 11; P.A. 78-272, S. 2, 6; P.A. 79-128, S. 28, 36; P.A. 86-71, S. 7, 11.)History: 1963 act added provision that grades kindergarten through eight are considered elementary without exception; 1965 act specified applicability to public elementary schools, included public secondary schools and deleted amendment enacted in 1963; P.A. 78-272 changed limit on transportation costs from $20 to $30 per pupil annually; P.A. 79-128 replaced basis for transportation reimbursement at rate of 50% of cost not exceeding $30 per pupil with provision for reimbursement in accordance with Secs. 10-266m and 10-266n; P.A. 86-71 deleted the reference to Sec. 10-266n which was repealed and added the reference to Sec. 10-97.Cited. 172 C. 615; 187 C. 187; 195 C. 24; 228 C. 699.Violates Art. I, Sec. 20 and Art. VIII, Sec. 1 of Connecticut Constitution. 31 CS 377.
CT Gen Stat § 10-276a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 172 - Support of Public Schools. Transportation|Section 10-276a - Priority school district phase-out grants. Reduced grants for first year of eligibility for priority school district grants.

 (a) Commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2002, if a school district that received a priority school district grant pursuant to subsection (a) of section 10-266p for the prior fiscal year is no longer eligible to receive such a grant, such school district shall receive a priority school district phase-out grant for each of the three fiscal years following the fiscal year such school district received its final priority school district grant. The amount of such phase-out grants shall be determined in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.(b) (1) For the first fiscal year following the fiscal year such school district received its final priority school district grant, in an amount equal to the difference between (A) the amount of such final grant, and (B) an amount equal to twenty-five per cent of the difference between (i) the amount of such final grant, and (ii) the greater of two hundred fifty thousand dollars or the amount of the grants received by transitional school districts pursuant to section 10-263c. (2) For the second fiscal year following the fiscal year such school district received its final priority school district grant, in an amount equal to the difference between (A) the amount of such final grant, and (B) an amount equal to fifty per cent of the difference between (i) the amount of such final grant, and (ii) the greater of two hundred fifty thousand dollars or the amount of the grants received by transitional school districts pursuant to section 10-263c. (3) For the third fiscal year following the fiscal year such school district received its final priority school district grant, in an amount equal to the difference between (A) the amount of such final grant, and (B) an amount equal to seventy-five per cent of the difference between (i) the amount of such final grant, and (ii) the greater of two hundred fifty thousand dollars or the amount of the grants received by transitional school districts pursuant to section 10-263c.(c) Commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, if a school district that was not eligible to receive a priority school district grant pursuant to subsection (a) of said section 10-266p, for the prior fiscal year becomes eligible to receive such a grant, the amount of the grant such town receives pursuant to said section for the first year of such eligibility shall be reduced by fifty per cent.(P.A. 99-224, S. 4, 9; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-1, S. 42, 54.)History: P.A. 99-224 effective July 1, 1999; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-1 amended Subsec. (b) to add “the greater of two hundred fifty thousand dollars or” in Subdivs. (1)(B)(ii), (2)(B)(ii) and (3)(B)(ii) and amended Subsec. (c) to change June 30, 2002, to June 30, 2004, effective July 1, 2001.
CT Gen Stat § 10-276b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 172 - Support of Public Schools. Transportation|Section 10-276b - Diverse learning environment for state-funded interdistrict programs.

 The Department of Education shall ensure that all interdistrict educational programs and activities receiving state funding are conducted in a manner that promotes a diverse learning environment. It may establish reasonable enrollment priorities to encourage such programs and activities to have racially, ethnically and economically diverse student populations.(P.A. 00-220, S. 34, 43.)History: P.A. 00-220 effective July 1, 2000.
CT Gen Stat § 10-280a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 172 - Support of Public Schools. Transportation|Section 10-280a - Transportation for pupils in nonprofit private schools outside school district.

 Any local or regional board of education may provide transportation to a student attending an elementary or secondary nonpublic school, not conducted for profit and approved by the State Board of Education, outside the school district wherein such student resides with a parent or guardian, provided such elementary or secondary nonpublic school is located within the state of Connecticut. Any local or regional board of education which provides transportation services pursuant to this section may suspend such services in accordance with the provisions of section 10-233c.(P.A. 78-278, S. 1, 3; P.A. 79-128, S. 30, 36; P.A. 83-119, S. 6, 8; P.A. 86-71, S. 9, 11; P.A. 89-355, S. 13, 20.)History: P.A. 79-128 changed basis of reimbursement, replacing payment of half of cost not exceeding $35 per pupil, with provision for payment in accordance with Secs. 10-266m and 10-266n and providing for proportionate reimbursement if funds allocated are insufficient to cover all claims for reimbursement; P.A. 83-119 allowed board to suspend transportation services in accordance with Sec. 10-233c; P.A. 86-71 deleted the reference to Sec. 10-266n which was repealed and added the reference to Sec. 10-97; P.A. 89-355 deleted the provisions concerning state reimbursement to boards of education for providing transportation pursuant to the section.Cited. 187 C. 187; 195 C. 24; 228 C. 699.
CT Gen Stat § 10-280b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 172 - Support of Public Schools. Transportation|Section 10-280b - Policy for parental notification re age range of nonpublic school students riding the same school bus.

 The supervisory agent for each nonpublic school that receives transportation services provided by the local or regional board of education in which such nonpublic school is located shall develop and implement a policy for notifying parents or guardians of students when there may be an age range of ten years or more among students who ride the same school bus.(P.A. 12-132, S. 48.)History: P.A. 12-132 effective July 1, 2012.
CT Gen Stat § 10-280c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 172 - Support of Public Schools. Transportation|Section 10-280c - Nonpublic school transportation services pilot program.

 (a) For the school years commencing July 1, 2017, to July 1, 2026, inclusive, the local or regional boards of education for each town located within twelve miles of the school districts of West Hartford, New Haven, Shelton, Stamford and Montville, shall participate in a pilot program to provide school transportation services for resident students to attend an equivalent nonpublic school located in the school districts of West Hartford, New Haven, Shelton, Stamford and Montville. Any request made by a resident student for the provision of such transportation services under this section shall be made to the local or regional board of education for the town of such resident student at least thirty days prior to receiving such transportation services. For purposes of this subsection, “resident student” means any student who is a resident of a town located within twelve miles of the school districts of West Hartford, New Haven, Shelton, Stamford and Montville, and, for the school years commencing July 1, 2017, to July 1, 2026, inclusive, is enrolled in a nonpublic school located in the school districts of West Hartford, New Haven, Shelton, Stamford and Montville.(b) The local or regional board of education for the town of any resident student who requests and receives transportation services under subsection (a) of this section shall be reimbursed in an amount equal to the cost of such transportation for such resident student by either the resident student or by the nonpublic school in which such resident student is enrolled.(c) A local or regional board of education shall not be required to provide such transportation services under this section if fewer than ten resident students request such board to provide such transportation services.(d) A local or regional board of education providing such transportation services under this section may designate one or more pick-up and drop-off locations within the town.(P.A. 17-68, S. 8.)History: P.A. 17-68 effective July 1, 2017.
CT Gen Stat § 10-283a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 173 - Public School Building Projects|Section 10-283a - Committee from General Assembly to review listing of eligible projects.

 The listing of eligible school building projects submitted pursuant to section 10-283 shall be reviewed by a committee consisting of the chairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budget of state agencies, finance, revenue and bonding and education. The listing of eligible projects by category shall be submitted to said committee prior to December fifteenth annually to determine if said listing is in compliance with the categories described in subsection (a) of section 10-283, and standards established in regulations adopted pursuant to section 10-287c. The committee may modify the listing. Such modified listing shall be in compliance with such standards and categories. On or after January first annually, and prior to February first annually, the committee shall submit the approved or modified listing of projects to the Governor and the General Assembly.(P.A. 76-418, S. 3, 18; P.A. 78-123, S. 1, 3; P.A. 84-460, S. 7, 16; P.A. 85-377, S. 8, 13; P.A. 90-256, S. 3, 9; P.A. 96-244, S. 25, 63; P.A. 11-51, S. 117; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3, S. 62.)History: P.A. 78-123 deleted references to specific years, thus making provisions applicable to actions taken each year; P.A. 84-460 deleted provisions exempting regulations from the provisions of chapter 54; P.A. 85-377 substituted commissioner of education for board of education in provision re arbitrary or unreasonable actions taken in establishment of priority listing; P.A. 90-256 provided that school building projects not be listed by priority within categories but only by category; P.A. 96-244 deleted provision re regulations concerning standards and categories of school building projects, effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 11-51 replaced “and existing standards established by the State Board of Education pursuant to said regulations” with “and standards established in regulations adopted pursuant to section 10-287c”, deleted provision re finding that Commissioner of Education acted in arbitrary and unreasonable manner in establishing listing, made a technical change and replaced “Prior” with “On or after January first annually, and prior” re submission of approved or modified listing, effective July 1, 2011; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3 replaced provision re appointment of members with provision re committee to consist of chairpersons and ranking members of appropriations, finance and education committees, effective July 1, 2016.
CT Gen Stat § 10-283c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 173 - Public School Building Projects|Section 10-283c - Consolidated school construction grant application for multiple projects in a distressed municipality.

 Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or the regulations adopted under this chapter, a local board of education in a town that is a distressed municipality, as defined in section 32-9p, with a population greater than ninety thousand shall be eligible to submit a consolidated school construction grant application for multiple school projects and be eligible to receive a single grant equal to the state share of total project costs. Based on a determination by the Office of Policy and Management that any such municipality is unable to reasonably issue debt to finance the local share of such costs, discretionary federal block grant funds may be deemed to have financed the local share of total project costs without regard to any zone restrictions that may limit the actual expenditure of such funds to specific schools. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (18) of section 10-282, projects whose eligibility is provided for under this section may be considered renovations for purposes of receiving state grants.(May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-2, S. 35.)History: May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-2 effective July 1, 2002.
CT Gen Stat § 10-283d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 173 - Public School Building Projects|Section 10-283d - Federal funds as part of local share for projects in a priority school district.

 Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or any regulations adopted under this chapter, if the town, whose school district is the priority school district pursuant to section 10-266p with the largest student enrollment as of October 2003, uses federal funds received by the town to finance school construction projects pursuant to this chapter, such funds shall be deemed to be part or all of the town's local share for such projects.(P.A. 04-251, S. 1.)History: P.A. 04-251 effective July 1, 2004.
CT Gen Stat § 10-285 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 173 - Public School Building Projects|Section 10-285 - Acceptance or rejection of allotment.

 Section 10-285 is repealed.(November, 1949, 1951, 1953, S. 982d; 1957, P.A. 593, S. 4; P.A. 73-77.)
CT Gen Stat § 10-285c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 173 - Public School Building Projects|Section 10-285c - Title reversion to the state.

 For school building projects approved by the General Assembly after July 1, 1993, if state reimbursement pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or any special act, for the acquisition, purchase or construction of a building was for ninety-five or more per cent of the eligible costs of such acquisition, purchase or construction and such building ceases to be used for the purpose for which the grant was provided within twenty years of the date of approval by the General Assembly of the project, title to the building shall revert to the state unless the Commissioner of Education decides otherwise for good cause.(P.A. 93-353, S. 35, 52; P.A. 94-245, S. 32, 46; P.A. 08-169, S. 3.)History: P.A. 93-353 effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 94-245 made a technical change, effective June 2, 1994; P.A. 08-169 changed “one hundred per cent” to “ninety-five or more per cent”, effective July 1, 2008.
CT Gen Stat § 10-285d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 173 - Public School Building Projects|Section 10-285d - Projects related to full-day kindergarten programs or reduction in class size.

 In order to be eligible for the percentage increase pursuant to subsection (h) of section 10-285a: (1) The project shall be (A) included in a plan developed pursuant to section 10-265f, and (B) for a particular full-day kindergarten class or reduced-sized class funded pursuant to section 10-265f; (2) the local or regional board of education shall present evidence to the Department of Administrative Services that the project is the best option for solving the need for additional space and is cost-efficient; and (3) the project shall meet the requirements established in this chapter.(P.A. 98-243, S. 7, 25; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; P.A. 13-247, S. 200.)History: P.A. 98-243 effective July 1, 1998; 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.
CT Gen Stat § 10-285e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 173 - Public School Building Projects|Section 10-285e - Reimbursement for lease costs. Renovation project requirements.

 (a) The Department of Administrative Services shall include reimbursement for reasonable lease costs that are determined by the Commissioner of Administrative Services to be required as part of a school building project grant under this chapter.(b) The Department of Administrative Services shall require renovation projects under this chapter to meet the same state and federal codes and regulations as are required for alteration projects.(P.A. 99-239, S. 14, 32; P.A. 11-51, S. 122; 11-61, S. 94; P.A. 13-247, S. 200.)History: P.A. 99-239 effective June 28, 1999; P.A. 11-51 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “Commissioner of Education” with “Commissioner of Construction Services” and amended Subsec. (b) by replacing “State Board of Education” with “Department of Construction Services”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 11-61 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “State Board of Education” with “Department of Construction Services”, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 13-247, “Department of Construction Services” and “Commissioner of Construction Services” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Administrative Services” and “Commissioner of Administrative Services”, respectively, effective July 1, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 10-285f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 173 - Public School Building Projects|Section 10-285f - Design-build projects: Pilot program.

 (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to this chapter, the State Board of Education may establish a pilot program for a period of five years that authorizes up to two school construction projects per year using a design-build contract and with the approval of the State Board of Education a town or regional school district may enter into a design-build contract for new school construction or renovation and shall be eligible to be considered for a grant commitment and progress payments from the state provided each design phase shall be reviewed and approved for compliance with all applicable codes by local authorities having jurisdiction over such codes. The provisions of section 10-287 relative to bidding all orders and contracts for school building construction shall not apply to any such project.(b) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to this chapter, a town or regional school district choosing to use the design-build option pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall attend a meeting with Department of Education staff prior to executing a design-build contract. The department shall provide the town or regional school district with all of its code checklists and review materials which the town or regional school district shall use as a basis for obtaining plan approval by local officials having jurisdiction over such matters or other qualified code reviewers. It shall be the sole responsibility of the town or regional school district to ensure compliance with all applicable codes.(c) The State Board of Education shall report in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and finance on or before January 15, 2008, on the efficiency and efficacy of using the design-build approach to school construction projects.(May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-2, S. 12; P.A. 06-158, S. 11.)History: May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-2 effective July 1, 2002; P.A. 06-158 amended Subsecs. (a) and (c) to extend program through 2008 and to expand program to include renovation projects, effective June 6, 2006.
CT Gen Stat § 10-285g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 173 - Public School Building Projects|Section 10-285g - Acoustical standards. Waiver.

 (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, for any school building project authorized by the General Assembly on or after July 1, 2005, classrooms or libraries shall be constructed or altered in accordance with American National Standard: Acoustical Performance Criteria, Design Requirements and Guidelines for Schools, ANSI S12. 60-2002. The provisions of this section shall not apply to classrooms or libraries where adequate acoustical modifications cannot be made without compromising health and safety, or the educational purpose or function of a specific classroom or library.(b) A local or regional board of education may apply to the Commissioner of Administrative Services for a waiver from the standard required in subsection (a) of this section for any relocatable classroom that will be used by the same school for a period of less than thirty-six months and the commissioner shall grant such waiver provided the application includes evidence that the board, with notice to parents, students and teachers, held a public hearing on the effects that required acoustical standards for classrooms may have on a student's ability to learn.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-6, S. 20; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; P.A. 13-247, S. 200.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-6 effective July 1, 2005; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Education” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Construction Services” in Subsec. (b), 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.