2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10 - Education and Culture › Chapter 173 - Public School Building Projects › Section 10-287d. - Bond issue for school building project grants.

For the purposes of funding (1) grants to projects that have received approval of the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to sections 10-287 and 10-287a, subsection (a) of section 10-65 and section 10-76e, (2) grants to assist school building projects to remedy safety and health violations and damage from fire and catastrophe, and (3) technical education and career school projects pursuant to section 10-283b, the State Treasurer is authorized and directed, subject to and in accordance with the provisions of section 3-20, to issue bonds of the state from time to time in one or more series in an aggregate amount not exceeding thirteen billion seven hundred twelve million one hundred sixty thousand dollars, provided five hundred fifty million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 2022. 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.
(1969, P.A. 751, S. 5; 1971, P.A. 25, S. 1; 695, S. 4; June, 1971, P.A. 4, S. 4; 1972, P.A. 225, S. 3; P.A. 73-286, S. 4, 5; P.A. 76-418, S. 17, 18; P.A. 79-591, S. 1, 2; P.A. 80-317, S. 2, 3; S.A. 80-41, S. 61, 68; P.A. 84-443, S. 9, 20; P.A. 87-405, S. 14, 26; P.A. 88-343, S. 8, 32; P.A. 89-1, S. 1, 2; 89-331, S. 11, 30; P.A. 90-297, S. 5, 24; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-4, S. 11, 25; May Sp. Sess. 92-7, S. 10, 36; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 93-1, S. 10, 45; P.A. 95-272, S. 8, 29; P.A. 97-265, S. 81, 98; P.A. 98-259, S. 7, 17; P.A. 99-4, S. 1, 3; 99-241, S. 7, 66; 99-281, S. 3, 6; P.A. 00-167, S. 60, 69; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-7, S. 4, 28; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-5, S. 9; Sept. 8 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-2, S. 20; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-1, S. 6; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5, S. 5; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-7, S. 47; P.A. 08-169, S. 30; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 127; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-2, S. 3; P.A. 11-57, S. 65; P.A. 12-116, S. 87; P.A. 13-239, S. 58; 13-247, S. 200; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-1, S. 60; P.A. 17-237, S. 85; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 435; P.A. 18-178, S. 18; P.A. 20-1, S. 60; P.A. 21-111, S. 57; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 484.)
History: 1971 acts changed bond limit from $160,000,000 to $241,755,000, deleted reference to Sec. 10-287 and to repealed Sec. 10-287b and further increased limit to $316,755,000 in June session; 1972 act included references to Sec. 10-65(a) and to Sec. 10-76e and increased bond limit to $393,880,000; P.A. 73-286 increased limit to $413,880,000; P.A. 76-418 included in provisions authorization for grants to remedy safety and health violations and damage from fire and catastrophe, required appropriation of amounts necessary to make punctual payments in contracts between state and bondholders and increased limit to $504,000,000; P.A. 79-591 increased limit to $509,000,000; P.A. 80-317 specified authorization for grants for projects whose final plans and specifications were approved before January 1, 1980, pursuant to sections enumerated; S.A. 80-41 increased limit to $514,000,000; P.A. 84-443 decreased authorization limit to $511,000,000; P.A. 87-405 decreased the bond authorization to $510,000,000; P.A. 88-343 removed the January 1, 1980 ending date and increased the bond authorization to $548,000,000; P.A. 89-1 authorized the state treasurer to issue bonds for the purposes of grants for projects approved pursuant to Sec. 10-287; P.A. 89-331 increased the bond authorization to $586,000,000; P.A. 90-297 increased the bond authorization from to $659,000,000; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-4 increased the bond authorization to $807,000,000; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-7 increased the bond authorization to $919,000,000; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 93-1 increased bond authorization to $1,186,100,000, effective July 1, 1993, provided $138,000,000 of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 95-272 increased authorization amount to $1,446,100,000, effective July 1, 1995, provided $130,000,000 shall be effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 97-265 increased the cap for bonding and the amount of authorization that shall be effective July 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 98-259, effective July 1, 1998, increased authorization from $1,699,560,000 to $1,749,560,000 provided $184,810,000 of said authorization is effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 99-4 increased authorization to $1,801,560,000, effective April 9, 1999; P.A. 99-241 increased authorization from to $2,511,360,000, effective July 1, 1999, provided $339,000,000 is effective July 1, 2000; P.A. 99-281 designated existing provisions as Subdivs. (1) and (2) and added Subdiv. (3) re regional vocational-technical school projects, effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 00-167 increased the aggregate bond authorization from $2,511,360,000 to $2,565,360,000, effective July 1, 2000, of which $393,000,000 is effective July 1, 2000; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-7 increased authorization $3,158,360,000 provided $450,000,000 is effective July 1, 2002, effective July 1, 2001; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-5 decreased the aggregate bond authorization to $3,108,360,000, effective July 1, 2002, of which $20,000,000 is effective July 1, 2003; Sept. 8 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-2 increased the aggregate bond authorization from to $3,546,360,000, effective September 10, 2003, of which $458,000,000 is effective July 1, 2003; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-1 increased the aggregate authorization to $4,171,860,000 and provided that $625,500,000 of said authorization is effective July 1, 2004, effective July 1, 2004; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5 increased the aggregate authorization to $5,401,860,000, of which $650,000,000 is effective July 1, 2006, effective July 1, 2005; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-7 increased aggregate authorization from $5,401,860,000 to $6,711,860,000, of which $603,000,000 is effective July 1, 2008, effective November 2, 2007; P.A. 08-169 increased aggregate authorization from $6,711,860,000 to $6,731,860,000, of which $623,000,000 is effective July 1, 2008, effective July 1, 2008; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 increased aggregate authorization from $6,731,860,000 to $6,920,210,000 and deleted provision re $623,000,000 of authorization to be effective July 1, 2008, effective September 9, 2009; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-2 increased aggregate authorization from $6,920,210,000 to $8,038,960,000, of which $630,400,000 is effective July 1, 2010, effective September 25, 2009; P.A. 11-57 changed “State Board of Education” to “Department of Construction Services” and increased aggregate authorization from $8,038,960,000 to $9,145,960,000, of which $584,000,000 is effective July 1, 2012, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 12-116, “regional vocational-technical school” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “technical high school”, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 13-239 changed “Department of Construction Services” to “Department of Administrative Services” and increased aggregate authorization from $9,145,960,000 to $10,126,160,000, of which $469,900,000 is effective July 1, 2014, effective July 1, 2013; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-1 increased aggregate authorization from $10,126,160,000 to $11,216,160,000, of which $560,000,000 is effective July 1, 2016, effective July 1, 2015; P.A. 17-237 amended Subdiv. (3) to replace “technical high school” with “technical education and career school”, effective July 1, 2017; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 increased aggregate authorization from $11,216,160,000 to $12,116,160,000, of which $450,000,000 is effective July 1, 2018, effective October 31, 2017; P.A. 18-178 decreased aggregate authorization from $12,116,160,000 to $11,756,160,000, of which $90,000,000 is effective July 1, 2018, and added provision re not more than $5,000,000 to be made available for certain school security projects that involve multimedia interoperable communication systems, effective July 1, 2018; P.A. 20-1 increased aggregate authorization from $11,756,160,000 to $12,612,160,000, of which $419,000,000 is effective July 1, 2020, and deleted provision re not more than $5,000,000 to be made available for certain school security projects that involve multimedia interoperable communication systems, effective March 12, 2020; P.A. 21-111 increased aggregate authorization from $12,612,160,000 to $13,612,160,000, of which $450,000,000 is effective July 1, 2022, effective July 1, 2021; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 increased aggregate authorization from $13,612,160,000 to $13,712,160,000, of which $550,000,000 is effective July 1, 2022, effective July 1, 2021.