Sec. 10-283d. Federal funds as part of local share for school building projects.
Sec. 10-285a. Percentage determination for school building project grants.
Sec. 10-286. Computation of school building project grants.
Sec. 10-292q. School Building Projects Advisory Council.
Sec. 10-283d. Federal funds as part of local share for school building projects. A town may use any federal funds received by such town to finance a school building project pursuant to this chapter, and such federal funds shall be deemed to be part or all of the town's local share for such project.
(P.A. 04-251, S. 1; P.A. 23-205, S. 118.)
History: P.A. 04-251 effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 23-205 revised provisions substantially to permit a town to use federal funds for a school building project and such federal funds shall be deemed to be part or all of the town's local share for the project, effective June 29, 2023.
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Sec. 10-285a. Percentage determination for school building project grants. (a)(1) The percentage of school building project grant money a local board of education may be eligible to receive, under the provisions of section 10-286, shall be assigned by the Commissioner of Administrative Services in accordance with the percentage calculated by the Commissioner of Education as follows: (A) For grants approved pursuant to section 10-283 for which application is made on and after July 1, 1991, and before July 1, 2011, (i) each town shall be ranked in descending order from one to one hundred sixty-nine according to such town's adjusted equalized net grand list per capita, as defined in section 10-261; and (ii) based upon such ranking, a percentage of not less than twenty nor more than eighty shall be determined for each town on a continuous scale; (B) for grants approved pursuant to section 10-283 for which application is made on and after July 1, 2011, and before July 1, 2017, (i) each town shall be ranked in descending order from one to one hundred sixty-nine according to such town's adjusted equalized net grand list per capita, as defined in section 10-261, and (ii) based upon such ranking, (I) a percentage of not less than ten nor more than seventy shall be determined for new construction or replacement of a school building for each town on a continuous scale, and (II) a percentage of not less than twenty nor more than eighty shall be determined for renovations, extensions, code violations, roof replacements and major alterations of an existing school building and the new construction or replacement of a school building when a town or regional school district can demonstrate that a new construction or replacement is less expensive than a renovation, extension or major alteration of an existing school building for each town on a continuous scale; (C) for grants approved pursuant to section 10-283 for which application is made on and after July 1, 2017, and before June 1, 2022, (i) each town shall be ranked in descending order from one to one hundred sixty-nine according to the adjusted equalized net grand list per capita, as defined in section 10-261, of the town two, three and four years prior to the fiscal year in which application is made, (ii) based upon such ranking, (I) a percentage of not less than ten nor more than seventy shall be determined for new construction or replacement of a school building for each town on a continuous scale, and (II) a percentage of not less than twenty nor more than eighty shall be determined for renovations, extensions, code violations, roof replacements and major alterations of an existing school building and the new construction or replacement of a school building when a town or regional school district can demonstrate that a new construction or replacement is less expensive than a renovation, extension or major alteration of an existing school building for each town on a continuous scale; (D) except as otherwise provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, for grants approved pursuant to section 10-283 for which application is made on and after June 1, 2022, (i) each town shall be ranked in descending order from one to one hundred sixty-nine according to the adjusted equalized net grand list per capita, as defined in section 10-261, of the town two, three and four years prior to the fiscal year in which application is made, and (ii) based upon such ranking, (I) a percentage of not less than ten nor more than seventy shall be determined for new construction or replacement of a school building for each town on a continuous scale, and (II) a percentage of not less than twenty nor more than eighty shall be determined for renovations, extensions, code violations, roof replacements and major alterations of an existing school building and the new construction or replacement of a school building when a town or regional school district can demonstrate that a new construction or replacement is less expensive than a renovation, extension or major alteration of an existing school building for each town on a continuous scale; and (E) except as otherwise provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, for grants approved pursuant to section 10-283 for which application is made on and after July 1, 2024, (i) each town shall be ranked in descending order from one to one hundred sixty-nine according to the adjusted equalized net grand list per capita, as defined in section 10-261, of the town two, three and four years prior to the fiscal year in which application is made, and (ii) based upon such ranking, (I) a percentage of not less than ten nor more than eighty shall be determined for new construction or replacement of a school building for each town on a continuous scale, and (II) a percentage of not less than twenty nor more than eighty shall be determined for renovations, extensions, code violations, roof replacements and major alterations of an existing school building and the new construction or replacement of a school building when a town or regional school district can demonstrate that a new construction or replacement is less expensive than a renovation, extension or major alteration of an existing school building for each town on a continuous scale.
(2) For grants approved pursuant to section 10-283 for which application is made prior to July 1, 2047, the percentage of school building project grant money a local board of education for (A) any town with a total population of eighty thousand or greater may be eligible to receive shall be the greater of the percentage calculated pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection or sixty per cent, and (B) the town of Cheshire shall be the greater of the percentage calculated pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection or fifty per cent.
(b) (1) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, the percentage of school building project grant money a regional board of education may be eligible to receive under the provisions of section 10-286 shall be determined by its ranking. Such ranking shall be determined by (A) multiplying the total population, as defined in section 10-261, of each town in the district by such town's ranking, as determined in subsection (a) of this section, (B) adding together the figures determined under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, and (C) dividing the total computed under subparagraph (B) of this subdivision by the total population of all towns in the district. The ranking of each regional board of education shall be rounded to the next higher whole number and each such board shall receive the same reimbursement percentage as would a town with the same rank plus ten per cent, except that no such percentage shall exceed eighty-five per cent.
(2) Any board of education of a regional school district established or expanded on or after July 1, 2016, that submits an application for a school building project (A) not later than ten years after the establishment or expansion of such regional school district, and (B) that is related to such establishment or expansion, may be eligible to receive a percentage of school building project grant money, under the provisions of section 10-286, as follows: The reimbursement percentage of the town in such regional school district with the greatest reimbursement percentage, as determined in subsection (a) of this section, plus ten per cent.
(c) The percentage of school building project grant money a regional educational service center may be eligible to receive shall be determined by its ranking. Such ranking shall be determined by (1) multiplying the population of each member town in the regional educational service center by such town's ranking, as determined in subsection (a) of this section; (2) adding together the figures for each town determined under subdivision (1) of this subsection, and (3) dividing the total computed under subdivision (2) of this subsection by the total population of all member towns in the regional educational service center. The ranking of each regional educational service center shall be rounded to the next higher whole number and each such center shall receive the same reimbursement percentage as would a town with the same rank.
(d) The percentage of school building project grant money a cooperative arrangement pursuant to section 10-158a, may be eligible to receive shall be determined by its ranking. Such ranking shall be determined by (1) multiplying the total population, as defined in section 10-261, of each town in the cooperative arrangement by such town's ranking, as determined in subsection (a) of this section, (2) adding the products determined under subdivision (1) of this subsection, and (3) dividing the total computed under subdivision (2) of this subsection by the total population of all towns in the cooperative arrangement. The ranking of each cooperative arrangement shall be rounded to the next higher whole number and each such cooperative arrangement shall receive the same reimbursement percentage as would a town with the same rank plus ten percentage points.
(e) If an elementary school building project for a new building or for the expansion of an existing building includes space for a school readiness program, the percentage determined pursuant to this section shall be increased by five percentage points, but shall not exceed one hundred per cent, for the portion of the building used primarily for such purpose. Recipient districts shall maintain full-day preschool enrollment for at least ten years.
(f) The percentage determined pursuant to this section for a school building project grant for the expansion, alteration or renovation of an existing public school building to convert such building for use as a lighthouse school, as defined in section 10-266cc, shall be increased by ten percentage points.
(g) The percentage determined pursuant to this section for a school building project grant shall be increased by the percentage of the total projected enrollment of the school attributable to the number of spaces made available for out-of-district students participating in the program established pursuant to section 10-266aa, provided the maximum increase shall not exceed ten percentage points.
(h) Subject to the provisions of section 10-285d, if an elementary school building project for a school in a priority school district or for a priority school is necessary in order to offer a full-day kindergarten program or a full-day preschool program or to reduce class size pursuant to section 10-265f, the percentage determined pursuant to this section shall be increased by ten percentage points for the portion of the building used primarily for such full-day kindergarten program, full-day preschool program or such reduced size classes. Recipient districts that receive an increase pursuant to this subsection in support of a full-day preschool program, shall maintain full-day preschool enrollment for at least ten years.
(i) For all projects authorized on or after July 1, 2007, all attorneys' fees and court costs related to litigation shall be eligible for state school construction grant assistance only if the grant applicant is the prevailing party in any such litigation.
(j) The percentage determined pursuant to this section for a school building project grant for a diversity school, approved pursuant to section 10-286h, shall be increased by ten percentage points.
(k) The percentage of school building project grant money a local or regional board of education for a municipality deemed to be an inclusive municipality by the Commissioner of Housing may be eligible to receive shall be increased by five percentage points. As used in this subsection, “inclusive municipality” means any municipality that: (1) Has a total population, as defined in section 10-261, that is greater than six thousand; (2) has less than ten per cent of its housing units determined by the commissioner to be affordable; (3) has adopted and maintains zoning regulations that (A) promote fair housing, as determined by the commissioner, (B) provide a streamlined process for the approval of the development of multifamily housing of three units or more, (C) permit mixed-use development, and (D) allow accessory dwelling units; and (4) has constructed new affordable housing units that (A) are restricted, through deeds, covenants or other means, to individuals or families whose income is eighty per cent or less of the state median income, and (B) equal at least one per cent of such town's total housing units in the three years immediately preceding the submission of an application under this section.
(P.A. 78-352, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-4, S. 7, 8; P.A. 85-476, S. 4, 6; 85-599, S. 2, 6; P.A. 86-403, S. 20, 132; P.A. 89-355, S. 1, 20; P.A. 96-244, S. 26, 63; 96-270, S. 4, 11; P.A. 97-259, S. 22, 41; 97-290, S. 19, 29; P.A. 98-243, S. 6, 25; P.A. 99-289, S. 3, 11; P.A. 01-173, S. 50, 67; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-1, S. 24, 54; P.A. 03-76, S. 49; P.A. 05-245, S. 6, 7; P.A. 07-242, S. 11; 07-249, S. 3, 33; P.A. 11-51, S. 120; P.A. 14-90, S. 9; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-4, S. 323; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 83; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 19-1, S. 5; P.A. 22-146, S. 13; P.A. 23-205, S. 116; 23-207, S. 42.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-4 amended Subsec. (b) to clarify that total population figures, as defined in Sec. 10-261, are to be used in calculation of the percentage; P.A. 85-476 amended section to specify that reimbursement percentage is determined by ranking, to provide that ranking is to be rounded to next nearest higher whole number, to provide for reimbursement at same percentage as for a town with the same rank and, in conjunction with P.A. 85-599 to add Subsec. (c) re calculation of percentage for regional educational service centers; P.A. 86-403 made technical changes in Subsecs. (b) and (c); P.A. 89-355 in Subsec. (a) changed the reimbursement percentage sliding scale of 40% to 80% to 30% to 80% for projects authorized during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1991, and thereafter and for certain grants for which application is made on and after July 1, 1991; P.A. 96-244 amended Subsec. (b) to add Subparas. (A) and (B) allowing for increased reimbursement percentages for certain projects, effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 96-270 added Subsec. (d) re cooperative arrangements, effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 97-259 added Subsec. (e) re space for a school readiness program, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 97-290 added Subsecs. (f) and (g) re lighthouse schools and spaces for out-of-district students participating in the program established pursuant to Sec. 10-266aa, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 98-243 added new Subsec. (h) re projects related to full-day kindergarten or reduction in class size, effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 99-289 amended Subsec. (g) to make technical changes to clarify the method for determining the percentage increase, effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 01-173 amended Subsec. (b) to provide a 10% increase and delete provisions re 5% increase to secondary regional school districts, effective July 1, 2001; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-1 amended Subsec. (h) to increase percentage points from 5% to 10%, effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 03-76 made technical changes in Subsec. (b), effective June 3, 2003; P.A. 05-245 amended Subsec. (e) by adding requirement for maintaining full-day preschool enrollment for at least 10 years and amended Subsec. (h) by adding language re full-day preschool program, effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 07-242 added Subsec. (i) re increase for adherence to provisions of Sec. 16a-38k; P.A. 07-249 deleted Subsec. (i) added by P.A. 07-242, effective October 1, 2007, and added new Subsec. (i) re attorneys' fees and court costs, effective July 1, 2007; P.A. 11-51 amended Subsec. (a) by adding “by the Commissioner of Education”, replacing former Subdivs. (1) and (2) with provision, redesignated as Subdiv. (1), re percentage of not less than 20 nor more than 80 for grants approved on and after July 1, 1991, and before July 1, 2011, and adding new Subdiv. (2) re percentages for applications made on and after July 1, 2011, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 14-90 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “determined” with “assigned by the Commissioner of Administrative Services in accordance with the percentage calculated”, effective July 1, 2014; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-4 amended Subsec. (b) by designating existing provisions re percentage of school building project grant money as Subdiv. (1) and amending same to add reference to exception in Subdiv. (2) and redesignate existing Subdivs. (1) to (3) as Subparas. (A) to (C), adding new Subdiv. (2) re reimbursement percentage for regional school district established or expanded on or after July 1, 2016, and making a conforming change, effective July 1, 2016; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 amended Subsec. (a) by adding “and before July 1, 2017” in Subdiv. (2), adding Subdiv. (3) re applications made on and after July 1, 2017, and making a conforming change, effective October 31, 2017; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 19-1 added Subsec. (j) re percentage for projects for a diversity school to be increased by 10 percentage points, effective July 23, 2019; P.A. 22-146 amended Subsec. (a) by designating existing provisions as Subdiv. (1) and amended same by redesignating existing Subdivs. (1) to (3) as Subparas. (A) to (C) and making conforming changes therein, adding Subpara. (D) re applications made on and after June 1, 2022, and adding new Subdiv. (2) re percentage of school building project grant money for towns with total populations of 80,000 or greater and the town of Cheshire, effective June 1, 2022; P.A. 23-205 amended Subsec. (a)(1) by adding Subpara. (E) re applications made on and after July 1, 2024, and making a conforming change, effective July 1, 2023; P.A. 23-207 added subsec. (k) re additional school construction grant money for certain inclusive municipalities.
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Sec. 10-286. Computation of school building project grants. (a) The amount of the grant approved by the Commissioner of Administrative Services under the provisions of this chapter for any completed school building project shall be computed as follows:
(1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, and each fiscal year thereafter, in the case of a new school plant, an extension of an existing school building or projects involving the major alteration of any existing building to be used for school purposes, the eligible percentage, as determined in section 10-285a, of the result of multiplying together the number representing the highest projected enrollment, based on data acceptable to the Commissioner of Administrative Services, for such building during the eight-year period from the date a local or regional board of education files a notification of a proposed school building project with the Department of Administrative Services, the number of gross square feet per pupil determined by the Commissioner of Administrative Services to be adequate for the kind of educational program or programs intended, and the eligible cost of such project, divided by the gross square feet of such building, or the eligible percentage, as determined in section 10-285a, of the eligible cost of such project, whichever is less;
(2) In the case of projects involving the purchase of an existing building to be used for school purposes, the eligible percentage, as determined in section 10-285a, of the eligible cost as determined by the Commissioner of Administrative Services, provided any project involving the purchase and renovation of an existing facility, may be exempt from the standard space specifications, and otherwise ineligible repairs and replacements may be considered eligible for reimbursement as part of such a project, if information is provided acceptable to the Commissioner of Administrative Services documenting the need for such work and the cost savings to the state and the school district of such purchase and renovation project in comparison to alternative construction options;
(3) If any school building project described in subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection includes the construction, extension or major alteration of outdoor athletic facilities, tennis courts or a natatorium, gymnasium or auditorium, the grant for the construction of such outdoor athletic facilities, tennis courts and natatorium shall be limited to one-half of the eligible percentage for subdivisions (1) and (2) of the net eligible cost of construction thereof, except the percentage of the grant for the construction of such outdoor athletic facilities for a local board of education described in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 10-285a shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of said subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 10-285a; the grant for the construction of an area of spectator seating in a gymnasium shall be one-half of the eligible percentage for subdivisions (1) and (2) of the net eligible cost of construction thereof; and the grant for the construction of the seating area in an auditorium shall be limited to one-half of the eligible percentage for subdivisions (1) and (2) of the net eligible cost of construction of the portion of such area that seats one-half of the projected enrollment of the building, as defined in subdivision (1) of this subsection, which it serves;
(4) In the case of a regional agricultural science and technology education center or the purchase of equipment pursuant to subsection (a) of section 10-65 or a regional special education facility pursuant to section 10-76e, an amount equal to eighty per cent of the eligible cost of such project, as determined by the Commissioner of Administrative Services;
(5) In the case of a public school administrative or service facility, one-half of the eligible percentage for subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection of the eligible project cost as determined by the Commissioner of Administrative Services, or in the case of a regional educational service center administrative or service facility, the eligible percentage, as determined pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-285a, of the eligible project cost as determined by the commissioner;
(6) In the case of the total replacement of a roof or the total replacement of a portion of a roof which has existed for at least twenty years, or in the case of the total replacement of a roof or the total replacement of a portion of a roof which has existed for fewer than twenty years when it is determined by a registered architect or registered engineer that such roof was improperly designed or improperly constructed and the town is prohibited from recovery of damages or has no other recourse at law or in equity, the eligible percentage for subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection, of the eligible cost as determined by the Commissioner of Administrative Services. In the case of the total replacement of a roof or the total replacement of a portion of a roof which has existed for fewer than twenty years (A) when it is determined by a registered architect or registered engineer that such roof was improperly designed or improperly constructed and the town has recourse at law or in equity and recovers less than such eligible cost, the eligible percentage for subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection of the difference between such recovery and such eligible cost, and (B) when the roof is at least fifteen years old but less than twenty years old and it cannot be determined by a registered architect or registered engineer that such roof was improperly designed or improperly constructed, the eligible percentage for subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection of the eligible project costs provided such costs are multiplied by the ratio of the age of the roof to twenty years. For purposes of this subparagraph, the age of the roof shall be determined in whole years to the nearest year based on the time between the completed installation of the old roof and the date of the grant application for the school construction project for the new roof;
(7) In the case of projects to correct code violations, the eligible percentage, as determined in section 10-285a, of the eligible cost as determined by the Commissioner of Administrative Services;
(8) In the case of a renovation project, the eligible percentage as determined in subsection (b) of section 10-285a, multiplied by the eligible costs as determined by the Commissioner of Administrative Services, provided the project may be exempt from the standard space specifications, and otherwise ineligible repairs and replacements may be considered eligible for reimbursement as part of such a project, if information is provided acceptable to the Commissioner of Administrative Services documenting the need for such work and the cost savings to the state and the school district of such renovation project in comparison to alternative construction options;
(9) In the case of projects approved to remedy certified school indoor air quality emergencies, the eligible percentage, as determined in section 10-285a, of the eligible cost as determined by the Commissioner of Administrative Services;
(10) In the case of a project involving a turn-key purchase for a facility to be used for school purposes, the eligible percentage, as determined in section 10-285a, of the net eligible cost as determined by the Commissioner of Administrative Services, except that for any project involving such a purchase for which an application is made on or after July 1, 2011, (A) final plans for all construction work included in the turn-key purchase agreement shall be approved by the Commissioner of Administrative Services in accordance with section 10-292, and (B) such project may be exempt from the standard space specifications, and otherwise ineligible repairs and replacements may be considered eligible for reimbursement as part of such project, if information acceptable to the Commissioner of Administrative Services documents the need for such work and that such a purchase will cost less than constructing the facility in a different manner and will result in a facility taking on a useful life comparable to that of a new facility.
(b) (1) In the case of all grants computed under this section for a project which constitutes a replacement, extension or major alteration of a damaged or destroyed facility, no grant may be paid if a local or regional board of education has failed to insure its facilities and capital equipment in accordance with the provisions of section 10-220. The amount of financial loss due to any damage or destruction to any such facility, as determined by ascertaining the replacement value of such damage or destruction, shall be deducted from project cost estimates prior to computation of the grant.
(2) (A) In the case of any grants computed under this section for a school building project authorized pursuant to section 10-283 after July 1, 1979, but prior to July 1, 2023, any federal funds or other state funds received for such school building project shall be deducted from project costs prior to computation of the grant.
(B) In the case of any grants computed under this section for a school building project authorized pursuant to section 10-283 after July 1, 2023, any other state funds received for such school building project shall be deducted from project costs prior to computation of the grant.
(3) The calculation of grants pursuant to this section shall be made in accordance with the state standard space specifications in effect at the time of the final grant calculation, except that on and after July 1, 2005, in the case of a school district with an enrollment of less than one hundred fifty students in grades kindergarten to grade eight, inclusive, state standard space specifications shall not apply in the calculation of grants pursuant to this section and the Commissioner of Administrative Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education, may modify the standard space specifications for a project in such district.
(c) In the computation of grants pursuant to this section for any school building project authorized by the General Assembly pursuant to section 10-283 (1) after January 1, 1993, any maximum square footage per pupil limit established pursuant to this chapter or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to this chapter shall be increased by twenty-five per cent for a building constructed prior to 1959; (2) after January 1, 2004, any maximum square footage per pupil limit established pursuant to this chapter or any regulation adopted by the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to this chapter shall be increased by up to one per cent to accommodate a heating, ventilation or air conditioning system, if needed; (3) for the period from July 1, 2006, to June 30, 2009, inclusive, for projects with total authorized project costs greater than ten million dollars, if total construction change orders or other change directives otherwise eligible for grant assistance under this chapter exceed five per cent of the authorized total project cost, only fifty per cent of the amount of such change order or other change directives in excess of five per cent shall be eligible for grant assistance; and (4) after July 1, 2009, for projects with total authorized project costs greater than ten million dollars, if total construction change orders or other change directives otherwise eligible for grant assistance exceed five per cent of the total authorized project cost, such change order or other change directives in excess of five per cent shall be ineligible for grant assistance.
(d) For any school building project receiving state grant assistance under this chapter, all change orders or other change directives issued for such project (1) on or after July 1, 2008, until June 30, 2011, shall be submitted, not later than six months after the date of such issuance, to the Commissioner of Education, and (2) on or after July 1, 2011, shall be submitted, not later than six months after the date of such issuance, to the Commissioner of Administrative Services, in a manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Administrative Services. Only change orders or other change directives submitted to the Commissioner of Education or Commissioner of Administrative Services, as applicable, in accordance with this subsection shall be eligible for state grant assistance.
(November, 1949, 1953, S. 983d; 1957, P.A. 593, S. 5; March, 1958, P.A. 7, S. 1; 1959, P.A. 321, S. 3; February, 1965, P.A. 361, S. 12; 1967, P.A. 588, S. 2; 1969, P.A. 751, S. 8; P.A. 74-344, S. 2, 3; P.A. 75-298, S. 1, 2; P.A. 76-418, S. 5, 18; P.A. 78-218, S. 193; 78-352, S. 2; P.A. 79-322, S. 1, 2; P.A. 84-3, S. 1, 3; 84-460, S. 9, 16; P.A. 85-358, S. 20, 21; 85-476, S. 5, 6; 85-599, S. 3, 6; P.A. 86-245, S. 1, 2; P.A. 87-305, S. 1, 3; 87-419, S. 2, 3; 87-499, S. 22, 34; P.A. 88-360, S. 31, 63; P.A. 89-355, S. 2, 20; P.A. 91-303, S. 20, 22; P.A. 93-190, S. 1, 2; P.A. 96-244, S. 28, 29, 63; 96-270, S. 6, 7, 11; P.A. 97-265, S. 78, 98; P.A. 00-220, S. 33, 43; P.A. 01-173, S. 27, 67; P.A. 03-76, S. 28; 03-220, S. 5, 8; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-6, S. 21; P.A. 06-158, S. 8; P.A. 08-152, S. 14; 08-169, S. 2; 08-170, S. 31; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-6, S. 3; P.A. 11-51, S. 123; P.A. 12-120, S. 16; P.A. 13-247, S. 200; P.A. 14-90, S. 10, 11; P.A. 22-118, S. 371; P.A. 23-204, S. 329; 23-205, S. 117.)
History: 1959 act added Subdiv. (g); 1965 act increased dollar amounts in Subdiv. (a) from $500 to $700, in Subdiv. (b) from $700 to $1,100, in Subdiv. (c) from $500 to $700 for elementary pupils and from $700 to $1,100 for secondary pupils and increased percentage in Subdiv. (f) from 15% to 25%; 1967 act increased amounts in Subdiv. (a) to $900 plus $200 per pupil station provided by specialized facilities, in Subdiv. (b) to $1,400, in Subdiv. (c) to $900 for each elementary pupil plus $200 for each elementary pupil station provided by specialized facilities and to $1,400 for each secondary pupil, in Subdiv. (d) from one-third to one-half the cost, replaced former Subdiv. (e) re extensions (now included in Subdiv. (d) with allowance for 70% of cost of building project in secondary school regional district, re placed former Subdiv. (f) re 25% increase in all grants to regional districts with allowance for 80% of cost in building project for regional school district with grades K-12, added exception in Subdiv. (g), and added Subdiv. (h) re occupational training centers; 1969 act included in Subdiv. (d) projects involving site improvements or purchase of existing building and added Subdiv. (i) re administrative and service facilities; P.A. 74-344 made Subdiv. (a) applicable to any new school plant and rewrote provisions, deleted Subdivs. (b) to (d), relettering remaining Subdivs. accordingly and added new Subdiv. (h) re leases involving former private schools; P.A. 75-298 substituted “fifty per cent” for “one-half” and “gross” for “average” in Subdiv. (a) and changed applicable dates and changed computation method in Subdivs. (c) and (d); P.A. 76-418 added provisions re athletic facilities, tennis courts, natatoria, etc. in Subdiv. (e) and provisions re deduction of appraised value of damaged and destroyed facilities and re applicability of limitations on construction of athletic facilities, etc.; P.A. 78-218 deleted Subsec. (f) re occupational training centers; P.A. 78-352 changed percentages in Subdivs. (a) and (b) to “not less than forty nor more eighty per cent”, in Subdivs. (c) and (d) to “the percentage as determined in Subsec. (b) of Sec. 10-285a, plus an additional five per cent, but in no case in excess of eighty-five per cent” except with regard to athletic facilities, etc. which all became eligible for grants of “one-half of the eligible percentage for subsections (a) to (d), inclusive”; P.A. 79-322 included in Subdiv. (a) extensions or major alterations of existing buildings and allowed deduction of federal funds received from project cost estimates; P.A. 84-3 clarified that the number of pupils to be counted when computing the grant was to be the number of pupils representing the highest projected enrollment during the 5-year period from the date a school board files a notification of a proposed school building project rather than the number of pupils the plant was designed to accommodate, but provided that the reimbursement for any project on which construction or payments had been started or final grant calculation had been made after June 30, 1975, but prior to July 31, 1983, was to be based on data representing the number of pupils the plant was designed to accommodate; P.A. 84-460 divided section into Subsecs. replacing existing alphabetic Subdiv. indicators with numeric indicators; changed the time period for calculating the highest projected enrollment from 5 to 8 years, in renumbered Subsec. (a)(5) and (6) added provision re regional special education facility and provision re eligible percentage, added new Subsec. (a)(7) and (8) re grant calculation for total or partial replacement of a roof and re grant calculation for projects to correct code violations and (a)(10) re grant calculation for a regional educational service center; in Subsec. (b), inserted Subdiv. indicators and added provision in Subdiv. (1) re nonpayment of grant for failure to insure facilities and capital equipment; P.A. 85-358 added Subsec. (b)(4) re school construction projects authorized during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1985, and thereafter; P.A. 85-476, in conjunction with P.A. 85-599, deleted Subsec. (a)(10) re calculation of percentage for regional educational service centers; P.A. 85-599 also amended Subsec. (a)(6) to add provision re regional educational service center administrative or service facilities, specified applicability of Subdiv. (8) to FY 1983-1984 and thereafter and deleted provision in Subdiv. (9) which limited its applicability to projects involving lease of existing building which had been used as a private school; P.A. 86-245 added Subpara. designations in Subsec. (a)(1) and the reimbursement formula for projects for which estimated grant payments were begun prior to July 31, 1983; P.A. 87-305 in Subsec. (a)(7) reduced, from 25 to 20 years, the age of a roof for which a grant is available without a finding of improper design or construction, provided for the total replacement of a portion of such a roof and for a grant for a roof which has existed for fewer than 20 years when the town recovers less than the eligible cost and made technical changes; P.A. 87-419 replaced provisions re lease of existing buildings by towns or regional school districts based on appraised value in Subsec. (a)(9) with provisions re lease of facilities by regional educational service centers; P.A. 87-499 amended Subsec. (a)(6) to substitute “commissioner” for “state board” and “eligible project cost” for “net eligible project cost”; P.A. 88-360 in Subsec. (a) substituted “commissioner” for “state board” of education and in Subdiv. (5) provided an alternate calculation for projects solely for the purchase of equipment for a regional vocational agriculture center; P.A. 89-355 in Subsec. (a) substituted the “eligible percentage” for “not less than forty nor more than eighty per cent” and made technical changes; P.A. 91-303 in Subsec. (a)(9) changed requirements for applications filed on and after July 1, 1991, added provisions concerning the local fire marshal, eligible costs, payment schedule and underpayments and overpayments and removed requirement for inspection by the department of education; P.A. 93-190 added Subsec. (c) re computation of grants for projects authorized after January 1, 1993, for buildings constructed prior to 1950, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 96-244 amended Subsec. (a) to remove Subdivs. (3) and (4) containing provisions dealing with regional school districts which are covered by Sec. 10-285a, renumbering remaining Subdivs. as necessary, to make technical changes, and in Subdiv. (4) to apply to purchase of equipment and amended Subsec. (b)(2) to add “state funds” and to substitute “costs” for “cost estimates”, effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 96-270 added Subsec. (a)(10), codified as Subdiv. (9) due to other amendments to this section, re renovation projects for which an application is made on or after July 1, 1995, and amended Subsec. (a)(2) to add provision concerning exemption from space specifications and eligibility for reimbursement of otherwise ineligible repairs and replacements for projects for which an application is made on or after July 1, 1995, effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 97-265 deleted Subsec. (a)(8) re leasing of facility by a regional educational service center and redesignated former Subdiv. (9) as Subdiv. (8), effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 00-220 amended Subsec. (a)(6) to make existing provision re improper design or improper construction Subpara. (A) and to add Subpara. (B) re treatment of certain roofs at least 15 years old but less than 20 years old, effective July 1, 2000; P.A. 01-173 amended Subsec. (c) to add exception for applications to the department by June 30, 2002, for use of increased percentage for a building constructed prior to July 1, 1951, effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 03-76 made technical changes in Subsec. (a)(1), effective June 3, 2003; P.A. 03-220 added Subsec. (a)(9) re remediation of certified school indoor air quality emergencies and added Subsec. (d) re square footage per pupil increase for accommodation of heating, ventilation or air conditioning system, effective July 1, 2003; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-6 amended Subsec. (b)(4) by adding exception to state standard space specifications for districts enrolling fewer than 150 students in grades kindergarten to eight, effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 06-158 added Subsec. (a)(10) re turn-key purchases, amended Subsec. (c) by designating existing language re buildings constructed prior to 1950 as Subdiv. (1) and by removing exception for buildings constructed prior to July 1, 1951, redesignated existing Subsec. (d) as Subsec. (c)(2), making a conforming change therein, and added Subsec. (c)(3) re change orders, effective July 1, 2006; P.A. 08-152 and 08-170 amended Subsec. (a)(4) to change “vocational agriculture” to “agricultural science and technology education”, effective July 1, 2008; P.A. 08-169 added Subsec. (d) re change orders or other change directives, effective July 1, 2008; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-6 amended Subsec. (c) to add Subdiv. (4) re change orders or other change directives after July 1, 2009, and make conforming changes, effective October 5, 2009; P.A. 11-51 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing Commissioner of Education with Commissioner of Construction Services re approval of grant amount, amended Subsec. (a)(1) by replacing “1984” with “2012”, replacing Department of Education with Department of Construction Services re filing notification of proposed school building project and deleting former Subparas. (A) to (D), amended Subsec. (a)(2) by replacing Commissioner of Education with Commissioner of Construction Services and deleting provision re application made on or after July 1, 1995, amended Subsec. (a)(4) to (6) by replacing Commissioner of Education with Commissioner of Construction Services, amended Subsec. (a)(7) by deleting provision re fiscal year ending June 30, 1984, and each fiscal year thereafter and replacing Commissioner of Education with Commissioner of Construction Services, amended Subsec. (a)(8) by deleting provision re application made on or after July 1, 1995, and replacing Commissioner of Education with Commissioner of Construction Services, amended Subsec. (a)(9) by replacing Commissioner of Education with Commissioner of Construction Services, amended Subsec. (a)(10) by replacing Commissioner of Education with Commissioner of Construction Services and “2006” with “2011”, amended Subsec. (b) by deleting former Subdiv. (3) re limitation on grants, redesignating existing Subdiv. (4) as Subdiv. (3) and amending same by deleting language re projects authorized during fiscal year ending June 30, 1985, and projects authorized thereafter and replacing “Commissioner of Education” with “Commissioner of Construction Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education”, amended Subsec. (c) by replacing State Board of Education with Department of Construction Services, and amended Subsec. (d) by replacing Commissioner of Education with Commissioner of Construction Services re manner of change order submission, replacing “commissioner” with “Commissioner of Education or Commissioner of Construction Services, as applicable,” re submitted change orders eligible for grant assistance, designating existing language re change orders submitted to Commissioner of Education as Subdiv. (1) and adding “until June 30, 2011,” therein, and adding Subdiv. (2) re change orders submitted to Commissioner of Construction Services on or after July 1, 2011, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 12-120 amended Subsec. (a)(4) by adding “eighty per cent of” re eligible cost, effective June 15, 2012; 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; P.A. 14-90 amended Subsec. (a)(1) by replacing references to Commissioner of Education with references to Commissioner of Administrative Services, and amended Subsec. (c)(1) by adding “or the Department of Administrative Services”, effective July 1, 2014; P.A. 22-118 amended Subsec. (c) by replacing “1950” with “1959”, effective July 1, 2022; P.A. 23-204 amended Subsec. (a)(3) by adding exception re percentage of grant for construction of outdoor athletic facilities calculated in accordance with Sec. 10-285a(a)(2), effective July 1, 2023; P.A. 23-205 amended Subsec. (b)(2) by designating existing provisions as Subpara. (A) and amending same by making provisions applicable to after July 1, 1979, and prior to July 1, 2023, and adding Subpara. (B) re after July 1, 2023, any other state funds received for school building project to be deducted from project costs prior to computation of grant, effective July 1, 2023.
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Sec. 10-287d. *(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) 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 six hundred twelve million one hundred sixty thousand dollars. 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; P.A. 22-118, S. 334.)
*Note: On and after July 1, 2024, this section, as amended by section 59 of public act 23-205, is to read as follows:
“Sec. 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 eight hundred sixty-two million one hundred sixty thousand dollars. 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; P.A. 22-118, S. 334; P.A. 23-205, S. 59.)
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; P.A. 22-118 decreased aggregate authorization from $13,712,160,000 to $13,612,160,000, effective July 1, 2022; P.A. 23-205 increased aggregate authorization from $13,612,160,000 to $13,862,160,000, effective July 1, 2024.
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Sec. 10-292q. School Building Projects Advisory Council. (a) There is established a School Building Projects Advisory Council. The council shall consist of: (1) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the secretary's designee, (2) the Commissioner of Administrative Services, or the commissioner's designee, (3) the Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee, (4) the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, or the commissioner's designee, (5) the chairperson of the Technical Education and Career System board, or the chairperson's designee, and (6) six members appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be a person with experience in school building project matters, one of whom shall be a person with experience in architecture, one of whom shall be a person with experience in engineering, one of whom shall be a person with experience in school safety, one of whom shall be a person with experience with the administration of the State Building Code, and one of whom shall be a person with experience and expertise in construction for students with disabilities and the accessibility provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 USC 12101 et seq. The chairperson of the council shall be the Commissioner of Administrative Services, or the commissioner's designee. A person employed by the Department of Administrative Services who is responsible for school building projects shall serve as the administrative staff of the council. The council shall meet at least quarterly to discuss matters relating to school building projects.
(b) The School Building Projects Advisory Council shall (1) develop model blueprints for new school building projects that are in accordance with industry standards for school buildings and the school safety infrastructure criteria, developed pursuant to section 10-292r, (2) conduct studies, research and analyses, (3) make recommendations for improvements to the school building projects processes to the Governor and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, education and finance, revenue and bonding, and (4) periodically review and update, as necessary, the school safety infrastructure criteria developed pursuant to section 10-292r.
(P.A. 11-51, S. 132; P.A. 13-3, S. 83; 13-247, S. 200; P.A. 14-90, S. 13; 14-217, S. 56; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-3, S. 8; P.A. 22-118, S. 375; P.A. 23-205, S. 115.)
History: P.A. 11-51 effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 13-3 amended Subsec. (b)(1) by adding requirement that model blueprints be in accordance with industry standards for school buildings and the school safety infrastructure standards, effective April 4, 2013; 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, in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 14-90 amended Subsec. (a) by adding new Subdiv. (3) re Commissioner of Education or commissioner's designee and redesignating existing Subdiv. (3) as Subdiv. (4), effective June 6, 2014; P.A. 14-217 amended Subsec. (a)(3) by replacing “three” with “five” and adding provision re person with experience in school safety and person with experience with administration of State Building Code to be members appointed by the Governor, effective June 13, 2014; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-3 amended Subsec. (b)(1) by replacing “standards” with “criteria”, effective July 1, 2015; P.A. 22-118 amended Subsec. (a)(4) by replacing “five members” with “six members” and adding “, and one of whom shall be a person with experience and expertise in construction for students with disabilities and the accessibility provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 USC 12101 et seq”, amended Subsec. (b) by adding Subdiv. (4) re review and update of the school safety infrastructure criteria and made conforming changes throughout, effective July 1, 2022; P.A. 23-205 amended Subsec. (a) by adding new Subdiv. (4) re Commissioner of Emergency Services, or the commissioner's designee, adding Subdiv. (5) re chairperson of the Technical Education and Career System board, or the chairperson's designee, and redesignating existing Subdiv. (4) re 6 members appointed by the Governor as Subdiv. (6), effective July 1, 2023.
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