HB 5002 — AN ACT CONCERNING EDUCATION FUNDING, SPECIAL EDUCATION AND EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS.
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House of Representatives General Assembly FileSubstitute Bill No.
3725002 February Session, 2026 SubstituteAN HouseACT BillCONCERNING No.EDUCATION FUNDING, SPECIAL EDUCATION AND EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS.
5002 House of Representatives, April 2, 2026 The Committee on Education reported through REP.
LEEPER of the 132nd Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the House, that the substitute bill ought to pass.
AN ACT CONCERNING EDUCATION FUNDING, SPECIAL EDUCATION AND EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS.
(9) "Foundation" means [(A) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1990, three thousand nine hundred eighteen dollars, (B) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1991, four thousand one hundred ninety-two dollars, (C) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1992, four thousand four hundred eighty-six dollars, (D) for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1993, June 30, 1994, and June 30, 1995, four thousand eight hundred dollars, (E) for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1996, June 30, 1997, and June 30, 1998, five thousand seven hundred eleven dollars, (F) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, five thousand seven hundred seventy-five dollars, (G) for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2000, to June 30, 2007, inclusive, five thousand eight hundred ninety-one dollars, (H) for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2008, to June 30, 2013, inclusive, nine thousand six hundred eighty-seven dollars, and (I)] (A) for the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2014, [and each fiscal year thereafter] to June 30, 2026, sHB5002inclusive, /eleven Filethousand five hundred twenty-five dollars, (B) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, eleven thousand five hundred twenty- LCO 1 of 29 Substitute Bill No.
3725002 1five sHB5002dollars Fileadjusted No.by the percentage increase in personal income, as defined in section 2-33a, or the percentage increase in inflation, as defined in section 2-33a, whichever is greater, and (C) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028, and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of the foundation for the prior fiscal year adjusted by the percentage increase in personal income, as defined in section 2-33a, or the percentage increase in inflation, as defined in section 2-33a, whichever is greater.
372 inclusive, eleven thousand five hundred twenty-five dollars, (B) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, eleven thousand five hundred twenty- five dollars adjusted by the percentage increase in personal income, as defined in section 2-33a, or the percentage increase in inflation, as defined in section 2-33a, whichever is greater, and (C) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028, and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of the foundation for the prior fiscal year adjusted by the percentage increase in personal income, as defined in section 2-33a, or the percentage increase in inflation, as defined in section 2-33a, whichever is greater.
(6) "Total magnet school program need students" means the sum of (A) the number of part-time and full-time students enrolled in the interdistrict magnet school program of the interdistrict magnet school operator that is (i) not a local or regional board of education, (ii) the board of governors for an independent institution of higher education, sHB5002as /defined Filein subsection (a) of section 10a-173, or the equivalent of such a board, on behalf of the independent institution of higher education, or LCO 2 of 29 Substitute Bill No.
3725002 2(iii) sHB5002any Fileother No.third-party, not-for-profit corporation approved by the Commissioner of Education, for the school year, and (B) for the school year commencing July 1, 2024, and each school year thereafter, (i) thirty per cent of the number of part-time and full-time students enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school program eligible for free or reduced price meals or free milk, (ii) fifteen per cent of the number of such part- time and full-time students eligible for free or reduced price meals or free milk in excess of the number of such part-time and full-time studentseligible for free or reducedprice mealsor free milk that is equal to sixty per cent of the total number of students enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school program, (iii) twenty-five per cent of the number of part-time and full-time students enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school program who are English language learners, [and] (iv) for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2025, and June 30, 2026, if such interdistrict magnet school program is assisting the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v.
372 as defined in subsection (a) of section 10a-173, or the equivalent of such a board, on behalf of the independent institution of higher education, or (iii) any other third-party, not-for-profit corporation approved by the Commissioner of Education, for the school year, and (B) for the school year commencing July 1, 2024, and each school year thereafter, (i) thirty per cent of the number of part-time and full-time students enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school program eligible for free or reduced price meals or free milk, (ii) fifteen per cent of the number of such part- time and full-time students eligible for free or reduced price meals or free milk in excess of the number of such part-time and full-time studentseligible for free or reducedprice mealsor free milk that is equal to sixty per cent of the total number of students enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school program, (iii) twenty-five per cent of the number of part-time and full-time students enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school program who are English language learners, [and] (iv) for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2025, and June 30, 2026, if such interdistrict magnet school program is assisting the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v.
sHB5002[(8) /"Receiving Filedistrict" has the same meaning as provided in section LCO 3 of 29 Substitute Bill No.
3725002 310-266aa.] sHB5002[(9)] File(8) No."Weighted funding amount per pupil" means the quotient of (A) the product of the foundation and a town's total need students for the fiscal year prior to the year in which the grant is to be paid, and (B) the number of resident students of the town.
372 [(8) "Receiving district" has the same meaning as provided in section 10-266aa.] [(9)] (8) "Weighted funding amount per pupil" means the quotient of (A) the product of the foundation and a town's total need students for the fiscal year prior to the year in which the grant is to be paid, and (B) the number of resident students of the town.
sHB5002[(14)] /(13) File"Sending townadjustment factor"meanstheproduct of (A) LCO 4 of 29 Substitute Bill No.
3725002 4the sHB5002weighted Filefunding No.amount per pupil or the total revenue per pupil, whichever is greater, for a sending town, and (B) the number of its resident choice program students.
372 [(14)] (13) "Sending townadjustment factor"meanstheproduct of (A) the weighted funding amount per pupil or the total revenue per pupil, whichever is greater, for a sending town, and (B) the number of its resident choice program students.
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3725002 5[(2)] sHB5002(B) FileFor No.the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2025, and [each fiscal year thereafter] June 30, 2026, if [(A)] (i) the quotient of the sum of the total revenue per pupil during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and the total number of such students enrolled in such program of such operator during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, is greater than [(B)] (ii) the quotient of the sum of the adjusted total revenue per pupil and the number of such students enrolled in such program of such operator during the current fiscal year, then such operator shall be entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the sum of [(i)] (I) the amount described in [subdivision(1)ofthissubsection]subparagraph(A)ofthissubdivision, and[(ii)](II)theproductofthedifferencebetweentheamountdescribed in subparagraph [(A)] (B)(i) of this subdivision and the amount described in subparagraph [(B)] (B)(ii) of this subdivision and the total number of students enrolled in such program of such operator during the current fiscal year.
372 [(2)] (B) For the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2025, and [each fiscal year thereafter] June 30, 2026, if [(A)] (i) the quotient of the sum of the total revenue per pupil during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and the total number of such students enrolled in such program of such operator during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, is greater than [(B)] (ii) the quotient of the sum of the adjusted total revenue per pupil and the number of such students enrolled in such program of such operator during the current fiscal year, then such operator shall be entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the sum of [(i)] (I) the amount described in [subdivision(1)ofthissubsection]subparagraph(A)ofthissubdivision, and[(ii)](II)theproductofthedifferencebetweentheamountdescribed in subparagraph [(A)] (B)(i) of this subdivision and the amount described in subparagraph [(B)] (B)(ii) of this subdivision and the total number of students enrolled in such program of such operator during the current fiscal year.
(B) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, if (i) the quotient of the sum of the total revenue per pupil during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and the total number of such students enrolled in such program of such operator during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, is greater than (ii) the quotient of the sum of the adjusted total revenue per pupil and the number of such students enrolled in such program of such operator sHB5002LCO /6 Fileof 29 Substitute Bill No.
3725002 6during sHB5002the Filecurrent No.fiscal year, then such operator shall be entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the sum of (I) the amount described in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, and (II) the product of the difference between the amount described in subparagraph (B)(i) of this subdivision and the amount described in subparagraph (B)(ii) of this subdivision and the total number of students enrolled in such program of such operator during the current fiscal year.
372 during the current fiscal year, then such operator shall be entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the sum of (I) the amount described in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, and (II) the product of the difference between the amount described in subparagraph (B)(i) of this subdivision and the amount described in subparagraph (B)(ii) of this subdivision and the total number of students enrolled in such program of such operator during the current fiscal year.
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3725002 7(4) sHB5002(A) FileExcept No.as otherwise provided in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2029, an interdistrict magnet school program operator that is not a local or regional board of education shall be entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the sum of (i) eighty-five per cent of the difference between (I) the product of the foundation and its total magnet school program need students, and (II) the per student amount such operator received under section 10-264l, as amended by this act, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, multiplied by the number of students enrolled in such program for the current fiscal year, and (ii) the amount described in subparagraph (A)(i)(II) of this subdivision, except for a new interdistrict magnet school program operator, such amount shall equal a comparable per student grant amount.
372 (4) (A) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2029, an interdistrict magnet school program operator that is not a local or regional board of education shall be entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the sum of (i) eighty-five per cent of the difference between (I) the product of the foundation and its total magnet school program need students, and (II) the per student amount such operator received under section 10-264l, as amended by this act, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, multiplied by the number of students enrolled in such program for the current fiscal year, and (ii) the amount described in subparagraph (A)(i)(II) of this subdivision, except for a new interdistrict magnet school program operator, such amount shall equal a comparable per student grant amount.
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3725002 8(B) sHB5002For Filethe No.fiscal year ending June 30, 2030, and each fiscal year thereafter, if (i) the quotient of the sum of the total revenue per pupil during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and the total number of such students enrolled in such program of such operator during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, is greater than (ii) the quotient of the sum of the adjusted total revenue per pupil and the number of such students enrolledinsuchprogramofsuchoperator during thecurrent fiscalyear, then such operator shall be entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the sumof(I)theamountdescribedin subparagraph(A)ofthissubdivision, and (II) the product of the difference between the amount described in subparagraph (B)(i) of this subdivision and the amount described in subparagraph (B)(ii) of this subdivision and the total number of students enrolled in such program of such operator during the current fiscal year.
372(c) (B)(1) For the fiscal year[year] years ending June 30, 2030,2025, and each[each fiscal year thereafter,thereafter] ifJune (i)30, the2026, quotientan interdistrict magnet school operator that is a local or regional board of education shall be entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the sum of the[(1)] total(A) revenueforty-two per pupilcent duringof the fiscaldifference yearbetween ending[(A)] June(i) 30,the 2024,sum of [(i)] (I) the sending town adjustment factors for each sending town, and [(ii)] (II) the totalproduct of the number of suchin-district students enrolled in suchthe interdistrict magnet school program of such operatorboard duringand the fiscalper yearstudent endingamount Juneof 30,the 2024,grant isunder greatersection than10-264l, (ii)as theamended quotientby ofthis theact, sumfor ofan in-district student enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school program for the adjustedfiscal totalyear revenueending perJune pupil30, 2024, and [(B)] (ii) the numberappropriate ofper suchstudent studentsamounts, enrolledinsuchprogramofsuchoperatorfor duringin-district thecurrentstudents fiscalyear,and thenout-of-district students, such operator shallreceived beunder entitledsection to10-264l,asamendedby athisact, grantfor inthefiscal anyear amountending equalJune to30, 2024, multiplied by the sumof(I)theamountdescribedinappropriate subparagraph(A)ofthissubdivision,numbers of in- district students and (II)out-of-district thestudents productenrolled ofin such program for the differencecurrent betweenfiscal year, and [(2)] (B) the amount described in subparagraph (B)(i)[(B) of subdivision (1) of this subdivisionsubsection] and(A)(ii) theof amountthis describedsubdivision, inexcept, subparagraph[if (B)(ii)such] offor thisa subdivisionnew andinterdistrict themagnet totalschool numberprogram ofoperator, students[commences enrolledoperations on or after July 1, 2024, in sucha programnew ofinterdistrict suchmagnet operatorschool duringprogram,] the currentper fiscalstudent year.amount such LCO 9 of 29 Substitute Bill No.
(c)5002 (1) For the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2025, and [each fiscal year thereafter] June 30, 2026, an interdistrict magnet school operator thatreceived is a local or regional board of education shall be entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the sum of [(1)] (A) forty-two per cent of the difference between [(A)] (i) the sum of [(i)] (I) the sending town adjustment factors for eachpurposes sending town, and [(ii)] (II) the product of thesubparagraphs number(A)(ii) of in-district students enrolled in the interdistrict magnet school program of such board and the(B) per student amount of the grant under section 10-264l, as amended by this act,subdivision for[for an in-district student enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, andshall [(B)]equal (ii) the appropriate per student amounts,grant foramount in-district students and out-of-district students, such operator received under section 10-264l,asamendedby thisact, for thefiscal year ending June 30, 2024, multiplied by theother appropriate numbers of in- district students and out-of-district students enrolled in such program for the current fiscal year, and [(2)] (B) the amount described in subparagraph [(B) of subdivision (1) of this subsection] (A)(ii) of this subdivision, except, [if such] for a new interdistrict magnet school program operator,operators [commencesauthorized operationsto onreceive ora aftergrant Julyunder 1,this 2024,subdivision in athe newsame interdistrictregion magnetas schooldetermined program,]by the percommissioner.] studentshall amountequal sucha operatorcomparable receivedper forstudent purposesgrant ofamount. subparagraphs (A)(ii) and (B) of this sHB5002 / File No.
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372 subdivision [for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, shall equal the per student grant amount received by other interdistrict magnet school program operators authorized to receive a grant under this subdivision in the same region as determined by the commissioner.] shall equal a comparable per student grant amount.
(3) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028, an interdistrict magnet school operator that is a local or regional board of education shall be entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the sum of (A) seventy per cent of the difference between (i) the sum of (I) the sending town adjustment factors for each sending town, and (II) the product of the number of in- district students enrolled in the interdistrict magnet school program of such board and the per student amount of the grant under section 10- 264l, as amended by this act, for an in-district student enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and (ii) the appropriate per student amounts, for in-district studentsLCO and10 out-of-districtof students,29 suchSubstitute operatorBill received under sHB5002 / File No.
3725002 10students sHB5002and Fileout-of-district No.students, such operator received under section 10-264l, as amended by this act, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, multiplied by the appropriate numbers of in-district students and out-of-district students enrolled in such program for the current fiscal year, and (B) the amount described in subparagraph (A)(ii) of this subdivision, except for a new interdistrict magnet school program operator, such amount shall equal a comparable per student grant amount.
372 section 10-264l, as amended by this act, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, multiplied by the appropriate numbers of in-district students and out-of-district students enrolled in such program for the current fiscal year, and (B) the amount described in subparagraph (A)(ii) of this subdivision, except for a new interdistrict magnet school program operator, such amount shall equal a comparable per student grant amount.
(5) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2030, and each fiscal year thereafter, an interdistrict magnet school operator that is a local or regional board of education shall be entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the sum of (A) the sending town adjustment factors for each sending town, and (B) the product of the number of in-district students enrolled in the interdistrict magnet school program of such board and the per student amount of the grant under section 10-264l, as amended bythisact,foranin-districtstudentenrolledinsuchinterdistrictmagnet schoolLCO program11 forof thefiscal29 yearSubstitute endingBill June 30, 2024, except for a new sHB5002 / File No.
3725002 11school sHB5002program Filefor No.thefiscal year ending June 30, 2024, except for a new interdistrict magnet school program operator, such amount shall equal a comparable per student grant amount.
372 interdistrict magnet school program operator, such amount shall equal a comparable per student grant amount.
(3) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028, a local or regional board of education that operates a regional agricultural science and technology center shall be entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the sum of (A) seventy per cent of the difference between (i) the sum of (I) the sending town adjustment factors for each sending town, and (II) the product ofthenumber ofin-district studentsenrolledinsuch center and five thousand two hundred, and (ii) five thousand two hundred multiplied by the number of students enrolled in such center for the current fiscalyear,and(B)theamount describedinsubparagraph (A)(ii) LCO 12 of this29 subdivision.Substitute Bill No.
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372(4) 12For sHB5002the Filefiscal No.year ending June 30, 2029, a local or regional board of education that operates a regional agricultural science and technology center shall be entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the sum of (A) eighty-five per cent of the difference between (i) the sum of (I) the sending town adjustment factors for each sending town, and (II) the product of the number of in-district students enrolled in such center and five thousand two hundred, and (ii) five thousand two hundred multiplied by the number of students enrolled in such center for the current fiscalyear,and(B)theamount describedinsubparagraph (A)(ii) of this subdivision.
372 (4) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2029, a local or regional board of education that operates a regional agricultural science and technology center shall be entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the sum of (A) eighty-five per cent of the difference between (i) the sum of (I) the sending town adjustment factors for each sending town, and (II) the product of the number of in-district students enrolled in such center and five thousand two hundred, and (ii) five thousand two hundred multiplied by the number of students enrolled in such center for the current fiscalyear,and(B)theamount describedinsubparagraph (A)(ii) of this subdivision.
(2) The board of education operating an agricultural science and technology education center may charge, subject to the provisions of section 10-65b, tuition for a school year in an amount not to exceed fifty- nine and two-tenths per cent of the foundation level pursuant to subdivision (9) of section 10-262f, as amended by this act, per student for the fiscal year in which the tuition is paid, except that (A) such board may charge tuition for (i) students enrolled under shared-time arrangements on a pro rata basis, and (ii) special education students whichshallnotexceedtheactualcostsofeducatingsuchstudentsminus the amounts received pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section and subsection (c) of this section, and (B) (i) for the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2025, and [each fiscal year thereafter] June 30,LCO 2026,13 such board may charge such tuition in an amount not to exceed fifty-eight per cent of the29 amountSubstitute suchBill board charged during the fiscal sHB5002 / File No.
3725002 1330, sHB50022026, Filesuch No.board may charge such tuition in an amount not to exceed fifty-eight per cent of the amount such board charged during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, (ii) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, such board may charge such tuition in an amount not to exceed forty- four per cent of the amount such board charged during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, (iii) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028, such board may charge such tuition in an amount not to exceed thirty per cent of the amount such board charged during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, (iv) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2029, such board may charge such tuition in an amount not to exceed fifteen per cent of the amount such board charged during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and (v) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2030, and each fiscal year thereafter, such board shall not charge tuition.
372 year ending June 30, 2024, (ii) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, such board may charge such tuition in an amount not to exceed forty- four per cent of the amount such board charged during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, (iii) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028, such board may charge such tuition in an amount not to exceed thirty per cent of the amount such board charged during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, (iv) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2029, such board may charge such tuition in an amount not to exceed fifteen per cent of the amount such board charged during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and (v) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2030, and each fiscal year thereafter, such board shall not charge tuition.
(k) (1) For the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2014, [and each fiscal year thereafter] to June 30, 2029, inclusive, any tuition charged to a local or regional board of education by [(A)] a regional educational service centeroperatinganinterdistrictmagnetschool, [(B)]theHartfordschool district operating the Great Path Academy on behalf of Manchester Community College, or [(C)] any interdistrict magnet school operator described in section 10-264s, for any student enrolled in kindergarten to grade twelve, inclusive, in such interdistrict magnet school shall be in anamountequaltothedifferencebetween [(i)](A)theaverageperpupil expenditure of the magnet school for the prior fiscal year, and [(ii)] (B) the amount of any per pupil state subsidy calculated under subsection (c) of this section plus any revenue from other sources calculated on a per pupil basis, except [for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter,] the per student tuition charged to a local or regional board of education shall not [(I)] (i) (I) for the fiscal years endingLCO June14 30,of 2025,29 andSubstitute JuneBill 30, 2026, exceed fifty-eight per cent ofthe per student tuition charged during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, sHB5002 / File No.
3725002 14ending sHB5002June File30, No.2025, and June 30, 2026, exceed fifty-eight per cent ofthe per student tuition charged during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, (II) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, exceed forty-four per cent of the per student tuition charged during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, (III) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028, exceed thirty per cent of the per student tuition charged during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and (IV) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2029, exceed fifteen per centoftheperstudenttuitionchargedduringthefiscalyearendingJune 30, 2024, or [(II)] (ii) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, for an interdistrict magnet school program that is authorized to charge tuition to a local or regional board of education underthissubsectionandcommencesoperationsonorafterJuly1,2024, exceed the per student average tuition charged by interdistrict magnet school programs serving similar grade ranges in the same region as determined by the commissioner.
372 (II) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, exceed forty-four per cent of the per student tuition charged during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, (III) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028, exceed thirty per cent of the per student tuition charged during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and (IV) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2029, exceed fifteen per centoftheperstudenttuitionchargedduringthefiscalyearendingJune 30, 2024, or [(II)] (ii) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, for an interdistrict magnet school program that is authorized to charge tuition to a local or regional board of education underthissubsectionandcommencesoperationsonorafterJuly1,2024, exceed the per student average tuition charged by interdistrict magnet school programs serving similar grade ranges in the same region as determined by the commissioner.
If any such board of education fails to pay such tuition, the commissioner may withhold from such board's town or towns a sum payable under section 10-262i in an amount not to exceed the amount of theunpaidtuitiontothemagnetLCO schoolandpay15 suchmoneyof tothefiscal29 agentSubstitute forBill the magnet school as a supplementary grant for the operation sHB5002 / File No.
3725002 15theunpaidtuitiontothemagnet sHB5002schoolandpay Filesuchmoney No.tothefiscal agent for the magnet school as a supplementary grant for the operation of the interdistrict magnet school program.
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(2) For the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2016, [and each fiscal yearthereafter]to June30,2029,inclusive,aregionaleducationalservice center operating an interdistrict magnet school offering a preschool program that is not located in the Sheff region shall charge tuition to the parent or guardian of a child enrolled in such preschool program in an amount up to four thousand fifty-three dollars, except such regional educational service center shall (A) not charge tuition to such parent or guardian with a family income at or below seventy-five per cent of the state median income, and (B) (i) (I) for the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2025, and [each fiscal year thereafter] June 30, 2026, charge tuition to such parent or guardian in an amount not to exceed fifty-eight per cent of the tuition charged during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, (II) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, charge tuition to such parent or guardian in an amount not to exceed forty-four per cent of the tuition charged during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, (III) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028, charge tuition to such parent or guardian in an amount not to exceed thirty per cent of the tuition charged during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and (IV) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2029, charge tuition to such parent or guardian in an amount not to exceed fifteenper cent ofthetuitionchargedduring thefiscalyear ending June 30, 2024, and (ii) except for an interdistrict magnet school preschool program that is authorized to charge tuition to a parent or guardian under this subsection and commences operations on or after July 1, 2024, charge tuition to such parent or guardian in an amount not to exceed the per child average tuition charged by interdistrict magnet schoolLCO preschool16 programsof in29 theSubstitute sameBill regionNo. as determined by the commissioner.
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372The 16Department sHB5002of FileEducation No.shall, within available appropriations, be financially responsible for any unpaid tuition charged to such parent or guardian with a family income at or below seventy-five per cent of the state median income.
372 charged to such parent or guardian with a family income at or below seventy-five per cent of the state median income.
(2) For the [school year commencing July 1, 2015, and each school year thereafter] fiscal years ending June 30, 2016, to June 30, 2029, inclusive, any interdistrict magnet school operator that is a local or regional board of education and did not charge tuition to another local or regional board of education for the school year commencing July 1, 2014, may not charge tuition to such board unless (A) such operator receives authorization from the Commissioner of Education to charge the proposed tuition, and (B) if such authorization is granted, such operator provides written notification on or before September first of the school year prior to the school year in which such tuition is to be charged to such boardof the tuition to be charged to such board for each student that such board is otherwise responsible for educating and is enrolledattheinterdistrictmagnetschoolundersuchoperator'scontrol, except for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of such tuition charged to such other local or regional board of education shall not (i) for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2025, and June 30, 2026, exceed fifty-eight per cent of the per student tuition charged during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, exceed forty-four per cent of the per student tuitionLCO charged17 during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028, exceed thirty per cent of the29 perSubstitute studentBill tuition charged during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and for the sHB5002 / File No.
3725002 17tuition sHB5002charged Fileduring No.the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028, exceed thirty per cent of the per student tuition charged during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and for the fiscalyearendingJune30,2029,exceedfifteenpercentoftheperstudent tuition charged during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, or (ii) for an interdistrict magnet school program that is authorized to charge tuition to a local or regional board of education under this subsection and commences operations on or after July 1, 2024, exceed the per student average tuition charged by interdistrict magnet school programs serving similar grade ranges in the same region as determined by the commissioner.
372 fiscalyearendingJune30,2029,exceedfifteenpercentoftheperstudent tuition charged during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, or (ii) for an interdistrict magnet school program that is authorized to charge tuition to a local or regional board of education under this subsection and commences operations on or after July 1, 2024, exceed the per student average tuition charged by interdistrict magnet school programs serving similar grade ranges in the same region as determined by the commissioner.
(b) For the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2013, [and each fiscal year thereafter] to June 30, 2029, inclusive, any tuition charged to a local or regional board of education by a regional educational service center or by Goodwin University Magnet Schools operating an interdistrict magnet school assisting the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to theLCO decision18 inof Sheff29 v.Substitute Bill No.
5002 the decision in Sheff v.
1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the Commissioner of Education, for any student enrolled in kindergarten to grade twelve, sHB5002inclusive,insuchinterdistrictmagnetschoolshallbeinanamountequal /to Filethe No.difference between (1) the average per pupil expenditure of the magnet school for the prior fiscal year, and (2) the amount of any per pupil state subsidy calculated under subsection (c) of section 10-264l, plus any revenue from other sources calculated on a per pupil basis, except for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, the per student tuition charged to a local or regional board of education shall not (A) (i) for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2025, and June 30, 2026, exceed fifty-eight per cent of the per student tuition charged during thefiscalyear ending June30,2024, (ii)for thefiscalyear ending June 30, 2027, exceed forty-four per cent of the per student tuition charged during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, (iii) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028, exceed thirty per cent of the per student tuition charged during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and (iv) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2029, exceed fifteen per cent of the per student tuition charged during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, or (B) for an interdistrict magnet school program that is authorized to charge tuition to a local or regional board of education under this subsection and commences operations on or after July 1, 2024, exceed the per student average tuition charged by interdistrict magnet school programsservingsimilargraderangesinthesameregionasdetermined by the commissioner.
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372 inclusive,insuchinterdistrictmagnetschoolshallbeinanamountequal to the difference between (1) the average per pupil expenditure of the magnet school for the prior fiscal year, and (2) the amount of any per pupil state subsidy calculated under subsection (c) of section 10-264l, plus any revenue from other sources calculated on a per pupil basis, except for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, the per student tuition charged to a local or regional board of education shall not (A) (i) for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2025, and June 30, 2026, exceed fifty-eight per cent of the per student tuition charged during thefiscalyear ending June30,2024, (ii)for thefiscalyear ending June 30, 2027, exceed forty-four per cent of the per student tuition charged during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, (iii) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028, exceed thirty per cent of the per student tuition charged during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and (iv) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2029, exceed fifteen per cent of the per student tuition charged during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, or (B) for an interdistrict magnet school program that is authorized to charge tuition to a local or regional board of education under this subsection and commences operations on or after July 1, 2024, exceed the per student average tuition charged by interdistrict magnet school programsservingsimilargraderangesinthesameregionasdetermined by the commissioner.
The commissioner may conduct a comprehensive review of the operating budget of a magnetLCO school19 toof verify29 suchSubstitute tuitionBill rate.No.
For5002 themagnet fiscalschool yearto endingverify Junesuch 30,tuition 2030,rate. and each fiscal year thereafter, a regional educational service center or Goodwin University Magnet Schoolsoperating an interdistrict sHB5002 / File No.
372For 19the sHB5002fiscal Fileyear No.ending June 30, 2030, and each fiscal year thereafter, a regional educational service center or Goodwin University Magnet Schoolsoperating an interdistrict magnet school shall not charge tuition under this subsection, except for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2031, and each fiscal year thereafter, such operator may charge tuition to a local or regional board of education if the grant to which such operator is entitled to under section 10-252a, as amended by this act, is not calculated using a foundation amount that is adjusted by the greater of either the percentage increase in personal income, as defined in section 2-33a, or the percentage increase in inflation,asdefinedinsection2-33a,providedsuchtuitionchargedshall not exceed thedifference betweentheamount ofthegrant suchoperator would have been entitled to receive for the fiscal year if such grant was calculated using the foundation, as defined in section 10-252a, as amended by this act, and the amount of thegrant that such operatorwill receive for such fiscal year.
372 magnet school shall not charge tuition under this subsection, except for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2031, and each fiscal year thereafter, such operator may charge tuition to a local or regional board of education if the grant to which such operator is entitled to under section 10-252a, as amended by this act, is not calculated using a foundation amount that is adjusted by the greater of either the percentage increase in personal income, as defined in section 2-33a, or the percentage increase in inflation,asdefinedinsection2-33a,providedsuchtuitionchargedshall not exceed thedifference betweentheamount ofthegrant suchoperator would have been entitled to receive for the fiscal year if such grant was calculated using the foundation, as defined in section 10-252a, as amended by this act, and the amount of thegrant that such operatorwill receive for such fiscal year.
1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the Commissioner of Education, and offering a preschool program shall charge tuition to the parent or guardian of a child enrolled in such preschool program (1) for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2025, and June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed fifty-eight per cent of the per child tuition charged during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, (2) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, in an amount not to exceed forty-four per cent of the per child tuition charged during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, (3) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028, in an amount not to exceed thirty per cent of the per child tuition charged during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and (4) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2029, in an amount not to exceed fifteen per cent of the per child tuition charged during the fiscalyearendingJune30,2024,exceptsuchregionaleducationalservice centerLCO or20 Goodwin University Magnet Schools shall [(1)] (A) not charge tuition to such parent or guardian with a family income at or below seventy-five per cent of the29 stateSubstitute medianBill income, and [(2)] (B) for an interdistrict magnet school preschool program that is authorized to sHB5002 / File No.
3725002 20center sHB5002or FileGoodwin No.University Magnet Schools shall [(1)] (A) not charge tuition to such parent or guardian with a family income at or below seventy-five per cent of the state median income, and [(2)] (B) for an interdistrict magnet school preschool program that is authorized to charge tuition to a parent or guardian under this subsection and commences operations on or after July 1, 2024, charge tuition to such parent or guardian in an amount not to exceed the per child average tuition charged by interdistrict magnet school preschool programs in the same region as determined by the commissioner.
372 charge tuition to a parent or guardian under this subsection and commences operations on or after July 1, 2024, charge tuition to such parent or guardian in an amount not to exceed the per child average tuition charged by interdistrict magnet school preschool programs in the same region as determined by the commissioner.
(d) For the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2025, [and each fiscal year thereafter] to June 30, 2029, inclusive, any interdistrict magnet school operator described in section 10-264s that offers a preschool program shall charge tuition to the parent or guardian of a child enrolled in such preschool program (1) for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2025, and June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed fifty-eight per cent of the per child tuition charged during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, (2) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, in an amount not to exceed forty-four per cent of the per child tuition charged during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, (3) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028, in an amount not to exceed thirty per cent of the per child tuition charged during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and (4) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2029, in an amount not to exceed fifteen per cent of the per child tuition charged during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, except [(1)] (A) such interdistrict magnet school operator shall not chargeLCO tuition21 to such parent or guardian with a family income at or below seventy-five per cent of the29 stateSubstitute medianBill income, and [(2)] (B) for an interdistrict magnet school preschool program that is authorized to charge tuition to a parent or guardian under this subsection and commences operations on or after July 1, 2024, shall not charge tuition sHB5002 / File No.
3725002 21charge sHB5002tuition Fileto No.such parent or guardian with a family income at or below seventy-five per cent of the state median income, and [(2)] (B) for an interdistrict magnet school preschool program that is authorized to charge tuition to a parent or guardian under this subsection and commences operations on or after July 1, 2024, shall not charge tuition to such parent or guardian in an amount not to exceed the per child average tuition charged by interdistrict magnet school preschool programs in the same region as determined by the commissioner.
372 to such parent or guardian in an amount not to exceed the per child average tuition charged by interdistrict magnet school preschool programs in the same region as determined by the commissioner.
(A) "Total charter need students" means the sum of (i) the number of students enrolled in state charter schools under the control of the governing authority for such state charter schools for the school year, and (ii) for the school year commencing July 1, 2021, and each school year thereafter, (I) thirty per cent of the number of children enrolled in such state charter schools eligible for free or reduced price meals or free milk, (II) fifteen per cent of the number of such children eligible for free or reduced price meals or free milk in excess of the number of such children eligible for free or reduced price meals or free milk that is equal to sixty per cent of the total number of children enrolled in such state charter schools, and (III) twenty-five per cent of the number of students enrolledLCO in22 suchof state29 charterSubstitute schoolsBill whoNo. are multilingual learners, as defined in section 10-76kk.
5002 enrolled in such state charter schools who are multilingual learners, as defined in section 10-76kk.
sHB5002(C) /"Charter Filefull No.weighted funding per student" means the quotient of (i) the product of the total charter need students and the foundation, and (ii) the number of students enrolled in state charter schools under the control of the governing authority for such state charter schools for the school year.
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372 (C) "Charter full weighted funding per student" means the quotient of (i) the product of the total charter need students and the foundation, and (ii) the number of students enrolled in state charter schools under the control of the governing authority for such state charter schools for the school year.
[(5)] (2) For the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2025, [and each fiscalLCO year23 thereafter] and June 30, 2026, inclusive, the state shall pay in accordance with this subsection, to the fiscal authority for a state charter school for each student enrolled in such school, the foundation plus fifty-six and seven tenths per cent of its29 charterSubstitute grantBill adjustment.No.
(3)5002 For the fiscal year endingthereafter] and June 30, 2027,2026, inclusive, the state shall pay in sHB5002accordance /with Filethis No.subsection, to the fiscal authority for a state charter school for each student enrolled in such school, the foundation plus fifty-six and seven tenths per cent of its charter grant adjustment.
372(3) 23For sHB5002the Filefiscal No.year ending June 30, 2027, the state shall pay in accordance with this subsection, to the fiscal authority for a state charter school for each student enrolled in such school, the foundation plus sixty-seven per cent of its charter grant adjustment.
372 accordance with this subsection, to the fiscal authority for a state charter school for each student enrolled in such school, the foundation plus sixty-seven per cent of its charter grant adjustment.
and (B) pay the state charter school, on a quarterly basis, an amount equal to the difference between the reasonable cost of educating suchLCO student24 and the sum of the29 amountSubstitute receivedBill byNo. the state charter school for such student pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection and amounts received from other state, federal, local or private sources calculated on a per pupil basis.
5002 such student and the sum of the amount received by the state charter school for such student pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection and amounts received from other state, federal, local or private sources calculated on a per pupil basis.
The charter school a student requiring special education attends shall be responsible for ensuring sHB5002that /such Filestudent No.receives the services mandated by the student's individualized education program whether such services are provided by the charter school or by the school district in which the student resides.
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372 that such student receives the services mandated by the student's individualized education program whether such services are provided by the charter school or by the school district in which the student resides.
(f)LCO The25 Commissioner of Education29 shallSubstitute consultBill with (1) ConnCase, (2) the Connecticut Association of Private Special Education Facilities, (3) the Children's League of Connecticut, and (4) any other approved nonprofit private providers of special education services and approved for-profit private providers of special education services as the commissionerdeemsnecessary,forthepurposeofdevelopingproposed rates for special education services, excluding transportation services, sHB5002 / File No.
3725002 25(f) sHB5002The FileCommissioner No.of Education shall consult with (1) ConnCase, (2) the Connecticut Association of Private Special Education Facilities, (3) the Children's League of Connecticut, and (4) any other approved nonprofit private providers of special education services and approved for-profit private providers of special education services as the commissionerdeemsnecessary,forthepurposeofdevelopingproposed rates for special education services, excluding transportation services, for all approved private providers of special education services.
372 for all approved private providers of special education services.
The budgeted appropriation for special education for any boardLCO receiving26 anof increase29 inSubstitute fundsBill pursuantNo. to this section shall be not less than the amount appropriated for special education for the prior year plus such increase in funds.
For5002 purposesboard ofreceiving thisan subsection,increase "specialin educationfunds purposes"pursuant means the direct provision of special education and related services to students,this Tiersection 2shall interventions,be academicnot andless behavioralthan interventions,the thehiringamount andappropriated salariesfor of special education teachers,for paraeducatorsthe andprior behavioralyear andplus readingsuch sHB5002increase /in Filefunds. No.
372For 26purposes sHB5002of Filethis No.subsection, "special education purposes" means the direct provision of special education and related services to students, Tier 2 interventions, academic and behavioral interventions, thehiring and salaries of special education teachers, paraeducators and behavioral and reading specialists who work directly with students, equipment purchases and maintenance and curriculum materials.
372 specialists who work directly with students, equipment purchases and maintenance and curriculum materials.
[At least sixty per cent of the eligible childrenenrolledinan]Anyearlycareandeducationprogramreceiving financialassistance under EarlyStartCTshall [be](1)ensure that at least sixty per cent of the children enrolled in such early care and education program are members of a family that is at or below seventy-five per cent of the state median income, and (2) give priority for child care spaces in such early care and education program to those families who wereLCO previously27 receivingof a29 childSubstitute careBill subsidyNo. under the child care subsidy program, established pursuant to section 17b-749, but who no longer meet the income eligibility standards established by the commissionerforthechildcaresubsidyprogrampursuanttosubsection (b) of section 17b-749.
No5002 suchwere financialpreviously assistancereceiving shalla bechild availablecare tosubsidy [(1)]under (A)the any such child care center,subsidy groupprogram, childestablished carepursuant hometo orsection family17b-749, childbut carewho homeno unlesslonger suchmeet centerthe orincome homeeligibility hasstandards beenestablished licensed by the sHB5002commissionerforthechildcaresubsidyprogrampursuanttosubsection /(b) Fileof No.section 17b-749.
372No 27such sHB5002financial Fileassistance No.shall be available to [(1)] (A) any such child care center, group child care home or family child care home unless such center or home has been licensed by the Commissioner of Early Childhood pursuant to section 19a-80 or 19a- 87b, or [(2)] (B) any such local or regional board of education or regional educational service center unless the preschool program is approved by the Department of Education.
372 Commissioner of Early Childhood pursuant to section 19a-80 or 19a- 87b, or [(2)] (B) any such local or regional board of education or regional educational service center unless the preschool program is approved by the Department of Education.
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372 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.
In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.
Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.
OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 27 $ FY 28 $ Education, Dept.
GF - Cost 71.8 million 217.1 million Note:
GF=General Fund Municipal Impact:
Municipalities Effect FY 27 $ FY 28 $ Various Local and Regional Revenue See Below See Below School Districts Gain/Savings Various Municipalities Revenue See Below See Below Gain Explanation The bill makes substantial changes to education funding which result in significant ongoing costs to the State Department of Education (SDE), a savings to most towns, and a net revenue increase to all impacted choice school operators, beginning in FY 27, as described below.
The funding changes include annually increasing the Education Cost Sharing (ECS) foundation amount according to inflation beginning in FY 27 (which also applies to certain choice grants), phasing in various choice school grants to full funding over four years, and, correspondingly, eliminating tuition charged by such operators.
The bill also expands the permitted uses of the Special Education and Expansion Development (SEED) grant and makes changes to Early Start CT.
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372 Sections 1 – 7 result in a net cost to SDE of approximately $71.8 million in FY 27 and $217.1 million in FY 28, with costs continuing to rise in the out years.
The actual cost will vary based on enrollment, student demographics, and other annually updated data.
The estimated cost to the General Fund in FY 27 through FY 30 by program is shown below.
Estimated Cost to the General Fund in FY 27 - FY 30, sHB 5002 by Program (In Millions) Program FY 27 FY 28 FY 29 FY 30 ECS 23.7 119.4 240.3 364.2 RESC Magnets 25.7 49.8 78.1 108.1 BOE Magnets 8.3 18.5 31.6 46.4 Charter Schools 12.4 25.6 39.8 53.8 Vocational Agriculture 3.2 6.9 11.2 16.0 SDE Tuition Savings (1.6) (3.1) (4.8) (6.4) TOTAL 71.8 217.1 396.2 582.1 Notes:
Estimates use FY 25 data, except for ECS which uses FY 26 data.
The BOE magnets and Vo Ag estimates use the ECS data for sending towns from FY 25.
Estimates include the impact of magnet seat increases (for RESC and BOE magnets) as anticipated by SDE in October 2025.
SDE Tuition Savings are based on FY 25 tuition assistance payments.
The charter school and ECS grant increases are equivalent to the net gains to towns and operators.
The grant increases to magnet and Vo Ag operators are partially offset by the phase-out of tuition.
Exact impacts will vary among operators due to the grant structures and annual data updates.
The bill has a net positive impact to all operators ofthe affected programs in FY 27.
Net revenue impacts by program are shown in the table below.
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372 Estimated Total Revenue Impacts to Program Operators, FY 27 (In Millions) Program FY 27 Net Impact ECS 23.7 RESC Magnets 13.6 BOE Magnets 7.8 Charter Schools 12.4 Vocational Agriculture 1.4 TOTAL 58.9 Note:
The table includes the impacts of both the change in the state grant and any tuition impacts for operators.
ECS foundation amount.
The bill requires the ECS foundation amount, currently $11,525, to increase annually beginning in FY 27, in line with inflation (as calculated for the spending cap).
In FY 27, 49 towns benefit from this change, and in FY 28, 159 towns benefit.
Because the ECS foundation amount is tied to multiple other grants, increasing the foundation results in a cost to SDE and a corresponding revenue gain to towns and choice school operators through:
(1) the ECS grant;
(2) magnet school grants;
(3) vocational agriculture (Vo Ag) grants;
and (4) charter school grants.
The SEED grant is also tied to the ECS foundation amount.
However, as the grant is reduced proportionally within available appropriations, increasing the foundation does not change the grant distribution.
Choice school formula grants phase-in and tuition phase-out.
In recent years, the grants for charter schools, magnet schools, and Vo Ag have been overhauled to replace flat per-student grants with partially need based formulas.
The new formulas' phase-in levels have remained unchanged since FY 25 and will remain unchanged in future fiscal years Pursuant to CGS Sec.
2-33a, the percentage increase in personal income or the percentage increase in inflation, whichever is greater.
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372 under current law.
The bill establishes a four-year phase-in schedule for the existing charter, magnet, and Vo Ag grant structures to reach full funding in FY 30.
The schedule results in net revenue increases to these operators.
The bill also gradually eliminates tuition to Vo Ag and magnet school operators through a four-year phase-out.
This results in an annual savings beginning in FY 27 to:
(1) towns that pay tuition to Vo Ag operators and to magnet school operators that charge tuition, which is most towns (155 of 169);
and (2) parents who pay tuition for preschool programs offered by certain magnet school operators.
The savings to sending towns from the tuition cap are anticipated to be approximately $13.4 million in FY 27.
The savings increase annually until reaching approximately $55.6 million in FY 30 (and annually thereafter).
The phase-out of tuition also results in an annual savings to SDE associated with decreasing, and eventually eliminating, tuition payments made on behalf of East Hartford, Manchester, and low- income families who send children to preschool programs operated by certain magnet schools.
3 RESC magnet grant change.
The bill alters the RESC magnet grant formula.
Under current law, RESC operators in the Sheff region receive an additional student weight;
the bill extends this weight to all RESC operators in FY 27 and partially phases it down from FY 27 through FY 30, when it reaches 20%.
This results in a cost to SDE and a corresponding gain to the operators newly receiving the weight.
Sheff region RESC operators experience decreased gains due to the weight changes;
however, there is a hold harmless provision that precludes a per student revenue loss from FY 24 levels.
2Under current law, tuition is capped at 58% of FY 24 levels.
The amount of tuition paid by districts varies, from nothing for certain magnet schools to approximately $4,000 for other magnet schools and full-time Vo Ag programs.
3In FY 25, SDE's approximate tuition payments totaled $6.4 million as follows:
(1) $2.6 million for East Hartford;
(2) $1.4 million for Manchester;
and (3) $2.4 million for low- income families who send children to preschool programs operated by certain magnet schools.
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372 Numerous factors.
The bill's fiscal impact in FY 27 and annually thereafter is subject to changes in many factors, including:
(1) enrollment, including enrollment changes related to the Sheff settlement;
(2) student characteristics;
(3) the number of students sent from each town to any of the affected programs;
(4) new or closed schools or programs (beyond those within the Sheff settlement);
and (5) inflation.
The bill's grants to BOE magnets and Vo Ag operators depend in large part on the student characteristics of the towns sending out-of- district students to the programs and the ECS foundation amount, which vary from year to year under the bill.
While in a year the average change across towns is typically small, the change to the grant amount associated with students from any one town can be large (either lower or higher).
Any such changes will result in different grant totals than projected above (impacting the anticipated General Fund appropriations) and affect grants to the towns, districts, or RESCs operating the programs.
In FY 26, used for this estimate, the grant amounts for these students ranged from $11,544 (students sent from New Canaan) to $15,932 (students sent from Bridgeport).
The median town grant amount for FY 26 is $12,567.
4 Sections 8 and 9 make conforming and procedural changes which do not result in a fiscal impact.
Section 10 expands the potential uses of the SEED grant to include special education and related services provided by a third-party contractor.
Section 11 prioritizes Early Start CT childcare slots for families transitioning out of the Care4Kids program due to exceeding income Vo Ag and BOE magnet operators generally are not receiving these amounts in FY 26, due to the partial phase-in currently in place.
These amounts represent the full funding levels, which the bill would reach in FY 30.
Additionally, the grant structures in place (and continued under the bill) ensure that every year, no Vo Ag or magnet operator receives less in total revenue (tuition plus grant) funding per student than in FY 24.
The hold harmless provision is not necessary for charter schools.
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372 limits.
This results in no fiscal impact as the bill does not expand the total number of program slots or increase per-slot subsidies, and the Office of Early Childhood (OEC) can implement this prioritization within existing resources.
The Out Years The bill's projected annual net costs to the General Fund (compared to current law) in the out years are $396.2 million in FY 29 and $582.1 million in FY 30.
Costs relative to current law will rise annually beyond FY 30 due to theinflation adjustment to the ECS foundation amount.
As discussed above, the fiscal impact of the bill depends on many factors and will vary, possibly markedly, from this estimate, and year to year.
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372 OLR Bill Analysis sHB 5002 AN ACT CONCERNING EDUCATION FUNDING, SPECIAL EDUCATION AND EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS.
SUMMARY This bill makes changes to education funding beginning in FY 27 by:
1.
annually increasing the foundation amount in the education cost sharing (ECS) formula grant using the same adjustment that applies to the state’s spending cap (§ 1);
2.
fully phasing in, over four years, increases in the choice grant program grants for (a) interdistrict magnet school operators and (b) regional agricultural science and technology centers (“vo-ag centers”) (§ 2);
3.
expandingoneofthestudentweightsforthemagnetschoolgrant to apply to all regional educational service center (RESC)- operated magnet schools rather than just the ones in the Sheff (greater Hartford) region (§ 2);
4.
gradually phasing out tuition that may be charged by magnet schools and vo-ag operators over four years until no tuition may be charged by FY 30 (§§ 3-6);
and 5.
fully phasing-in, over four years, increases in the charter school grant (§ 7).
When the choice grant increases and the tuition phase-out are taken together, the four-year phase-in of grant increases corresponds with the four-year phase-out of the program operators’ ability to charge tuition to the sending towns (which is the student’s town of residence that would otherwise be responsible for educating the student).
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372 The bill also requires:
1.
the State Department of Education (SDE) commissioner to consult with three specific organizations when developing special education services rates for approved private providers and expands the uses of the special education and expansion development (SEED) grant to include services provided by third- party contractors (§§ 9 & 10), and 2.
child care programs funded by Early Start CT to give priority for child care spaces to those families who were previously receiving the Care 4 Kids child care subsidy but no longer meet the program’s income eligibility (§ 11).
The bill also makes numerous technical and conforming changes (including in § 8).
EFFECTIVE DATE:
July 1, 2026 § 1 — ECS FOUNDATION INCREASE The bill increases the foundation amount, an important factor in determining how much ECS aid each town receives from the state, annually in line with any spending cap increase.
Starting in FY 27, the foundation amount (currently $11,525) equals the prior year’s amount adjusted by the percentage increase in personal income or inflation, whichever is higher (see Background—Spending Cap Allowable Growth).
While ECS is the largest grant that uses the foundation, it is also used in the calculations for choice grants and charter school grants (see below).
Therefore, the increase in the foundation amount will generally increase each of those grants (as long as other factors such as enrollment are constant or grow).
Background — Spending Cap Allowable Growth In the absence of emergency or extraordinary circumstances, the spending cap restricts the annual growth in general budget expenditures by the greater of the percentage increase in personal sHB5002 / File No.
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372 income or inflation.
The “increase in personal income” is the state’s compound annual growth rate in personal income over the preceding five calendar years, based on U.S.
Bureau of Economic Analysis data.
The “increase in inflation” is the increase in the consumer price index for all urban consumers during the preceding calendar year (all items, except food and energy), calculated on a December over December basis using U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics data (CGS § 2-33a(b)(1) & (2)).
§ 2 — CHOICE GRANT INCREASES By law, the choice program grant gives funding to local or regional boards of education (“school boards”) that operate a magnet school (host magnet grants) or a vo-ag center (vo-ag grants).
It also gives a grant to magnet schools operated by an entity that is not a school board, such as a RESC, an independent institution of higher education, or a third-party nonprofit organization the education commissioner approves (non-board of education magnet grants).
In PA 24-81, the legislature significantly changed how these grants are calculated, including by incorporating student need weightings that mirror the ECS weightings (such as students who qualify for free or reduced price meals (FRPM) or who are English language learners).
Generally, the added weights increase an operator’s per student grant amount.
Currently, choice school operators do not receive the full amount of any funding increase resulting from the new grant calculation method;
instead, the law entitles them to a portion of that increase.
The bill increases this portion annually until the grant is fully phased-in.
All three grant types also have hold-harmless provisions, which guarantee that a program operator receives at least as much funding per student as it did for FY 24 (the year before the choice grants were started).
The bill continues these hold harmless provisions going forward.
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Phase-in Grant Increases.
Under current law, a magnet operator’s or vo-ag center’s grant equals (1) the grant they would receive with the FY 24 grant method (under prior law) using enrollment for the current fiscal year and FY 24 tuition, plus (2) 42% of any increase above that amount resulting from the new grant calculation (the difference between the choice grant calculation (see below) and FY 24 revenue (FY grant with current enrollment plus FY 24 tuition)).
Beginning with FY 27, the bill maintains the same method of determining the grants but increases the portion of the grant increase that an operator receives.
As the percentage is increased, the grant amount for districts should rise, barring changes in other factors (such as falling enrollment).
The bill has a four year phase-in of increases shown in the table below.
Starting with FY 30, and all following years, the operator must receive the full choice grant.
Table:
Portion of Choice Grant Increase That Operators Receive FY Current Law Bill 42% 42% 42 56 42 70 42 85 and 42 100 beyond Choice Grant Calculation.
Under existing law and unchanged by the bill, the grant calculation is the sum of the (1) grant amounts for out- of-district students, calculated for each sending town based on student needweightingsandenrollment (the“sending townadjustment factor,” see Background — Sending Town Adjustment Factor) and (2) number of in- district students for the choice program multiplied by the applicable per-student grant (magnet or vo-ag).
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the vo-ag grant amount is $5,200.) Non-Board of Education Magnet Grants (§ 2(a) & (b)) Under existing law and unchanged by the bill, a magnet school operator that is not a board of education is entitled to a grant equal to (1)thegrant amount it wouldreceive withtheFY 24grant method using current fiscal year student enrollment and FY 24 tuition, plus (2) 42% of anyincreaseabovethatamountresultingfromthenewgrantcalculation (the difference between the non-board of education grant calculation (seebelow)andFY24revenue(FY24grantwithcurrentenrollmentplus FY 24 tuition)).
Phase-in Grant Increases.
Beginning with FY 27, the bill maintains the same method of determining the grants but increases the portion of the grant increase that operators receive.
As this increases, the grant amount for magnet school operators should rise, barring changes in other factors (such as falling enrollment).
The bill’s four-year phase-in of increases for non-board of education magnet operators is the same as the one for host magnets and vo-ag centers (as shown in the table above).
Non-Board of Education Grant Calculation.
By law, the grant is calculated by multiplying (1) the foundation (see § 1 above) by (2) a school’s total magnet school program need students.
The total magnet school program need students (1) counts full- and part-time students at the magnet schools;
(2) generally uses the ECS student weights for student need (such as FRPM eligibility);
and (3) includes, under current law, an additional Sheff region student weighting equal to 30% of the students enrolled in the magnet school (see Background — Sheff v.
O’Neill).
The bill eliminates the specific Sheff region weighting after FY 26 and instead creates a new general weighting applicable to all non-board of education magnets that is not tied to a specific student or school status.
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The other aspects of total magnet school program need students are unchanged.
Table:
General Student Weighting for Non-Board of Education Magnets Fiscal Year Student Weighting % 27.5 25 22.5 and all following year20 Background — Interdistrict Magnet Schools and Vo-Ag Centers By law, an inter-district magnet school (magnet school) must (1) enroll no more than 75% of its students from the same district with at least 25% coming from other districts;
(2) maintain an enrollment that meets state standards for a reduced-isolation setting;
(3) support racial, ethnic, and economic diversity;
and (4) enroll students who are at least half time.
The state’s vo-ag centers serve high school students from multiple sending towns and provide an agricultural career education in addition to the comprehensive high school education.
Background — Sending Town Adjustment Factor The “sending town adjustment factor” equals:
1.
the number of the town’s resident choice program students, multiplied by 2.
the greater of the sending town’s (a) weighted funding amount per pupil or (b) total revenue per pupil.
The “weighted funding amount per pupil” equals (1) the foundation amount (see § 1) multiplied by a town’s total need students (student count with student weights added) for the fiscal year before the grant payment year, and then (2) divided by the number of a town’s resident students.
The “total revenue per pupil” is the total revenue the operator received per pupil in FY 24.
Effectively, the total revenue per pupil acts as the hold harmless per pupil amount for these grants as it is only used when the weighted funding amount per pupil would cause the operator to lose money compared to FY 24.
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O’Neill State Supreme Court Decision In this decision, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that the state had a constitutional obligation to remedy the educational inequities in Hartford schools caused by racial and ethnic isolation (Sheff v.
O’Neill, Conn.
1 (1996)).
The court ordered the state to craft a solution and the General Assembly enacted legislation to create voluntary desegregation in Hartford through magnet schools and other programs, such as Open Choice.
The “Sheff region” includes the school districts for the towns of Avon, Bloomfield, Canton, East Granby, East Hartford, East Windsor, Ellington, Farmington, Glastonbury, Granby, Hartford, Manchester, Newington, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, South Windsor, Suffield, Vernon, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Windsor, and Windsor Locks.
§ 3-6 — MAGNET SCHOOL AND VO-AG TUITION PHASE OUT The bill gradually phases out, over four years, tuition that magnet schools and vo-ag operators can charge a sending school district until tuition is prohibited starting in FY 30 (with certain exceptions beginning in FY 31).
Current law caps the allowable tuition for vo-ag centers and magnet school operators at 58% of the amount they charged in FY 24.
This applies to magnet school programs run by boards of education, RESCs, Goodwin University Magnets, or any other operator recognized in statute.
Current law applies the same cap to the tuition that these operators can charge parents for their preschool programs.
The billphasesout theauthorityto charge tuitionto asending district by capping tuition at an increasingly lower level in the following steps:
1.
44% for FY 27, 2.
30% for FY 28, 3.
15% for FY 29, and 4.
prohibits charging tuition in FY 30 and all following years.
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372 Exception to Ban on Tuition in FY 31 and Following Years Beginning in FY 31, the bill allows an exception to the tuition prohibitionfor certainmagnetsifthe state failsto adjust thechoice grant foundation amount in line with the increase in the spending cap.
This applies to operators including RESCs, Goodwin University Magnet Schools, independent institutions of higher education, and third-party nonprofit organizations the education commissioner approves (but not to host magnets or preschool magnet programs).
Under the bill, if the operator charges as the bill allows, it cannot be higher than the additional amount the operator would have received if the grant foundation was adjusted.
(The bill does not indicate who informs the operator that the grant foundation had not been adjusted or when this notification would happen.) § 7 — CHARTER SCHOOLS The bill creates a four-year phase-in of increases for the per-student state charter school grant.
(State law allows both state and local charter schools;
local charters are part of the local school district and receive funding as would any other school in that district.) Under current law, the grant for each student is the foundation (see § 1) plus 56.7% of the charter grant adjustment (which effectively increasesthefoundationamountbasedonstudentneed,see below).
The bill increases the grant over a four-year period by increasing the portion of the charter grant adjustment the authority receives to:
1.
67% for FY 27, 2.
78% for FY 28, 3.
89% for FY 29, and 4.
fully funded (the foundation multiplied by the total charter need students) for FY 30 and the following years.
Charter Grant Adjustment and Related Definitions By law the “charter grant adjustment” is the absolute value of the sHB5002 / File No.
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The “charter full weighted funding per student” is calculated by (1) multiplying the total charter need students and the foundation, and then (2) dividing that amount by the number of enrolled students for that school year under the charter school’s governing authority.
By law, the number of “total charter need students” is the number of enrolled students at the charter schools adjusted based on the student weights under ECS and the magnet school grants (such as eligibility for FRPM and English language learner status).
§§ 9 & 10 — SPECIAL EDUCATION Private Special Education Provider Rates (§ 9) By law, SDE must develop proposed rates for special education services(excluding transportation)for allapprovedprivate providersof special education services by December 31, 2027.
Under current law, the commissioner must consult with approved nonprofit and for-profit private providers of special education services when developing the rates.
The bill additionally requires her to consult with (1) ConnCASE (Connecticut Council of Administrators of Special Education);
(2) the Connecticut Association of Private Special Education Facilities;
and (3) the Children's League of Connecticut, along with other providers the commissioner deems necessary.
As required under existing law, the commissioner must submit the rates to the General Assembly the following January for approval.
Special Education Grant Uses (§ 10) The bill expands the allowable uses of special education and expansion development (SEED) grants to include paying for special education and related services provided by a third-party contractor.
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By law, the grant can also be used for:
1.
directly providing special education and related services to students;
2.
Tier 2 interventions (targeted interventions for students who need help but usually have not been identified as needing special education), and academic or behavioral interventions;
3.
hiring and salaries for special education teachers, paraeducators, and behavioral and reading specialists who work directly with students;
4.
equipment purchases and maintenance;
and 5.
curriculum materials.
§ 11 — EARLY START CT The bill requires programs funded through Early Start CT to give priority for child care spaces to those families who were previously receiving the Care 4 Kids child care subsidy but no longer meet the program’s income eligibility requirements.
Under existing law, unchanged by the bill, at least 60% of children enrolled in an Early Start CT funded program must be from families at or below 75% of the state median income (SMI).
By law, the Office of Early Childhood commissioner must set the family income limit for Care 4 Kids eligibility at between 50% of the SMI and the maximum federal law allows, which is 85% of SMI (it is currently set it at 60%).
Care 4 Kids is a state and federally funded program that gives a child care subsidy to income-qualified families with a parent or caregiver who is either working or engaged in an approved job training or educational program such as the Department of Labor’s Jobs First Program.
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Sponsors
- Daniel Gaiewski · Primary
- Derell Wilson · Primary
- Moira Rader · Primary
- Jaime S. Foster · Primary
- Christopher Poulos · Primary
- Bobby G. Gibson · Primary
- Juan R. Candelaria · Primary
- Chris Aniskovich · Primary
- Devin R. Carney · Primary
- Michael DiGiovancarlo · Primary
- Farley Santos · Primary
- Aundre Bumgardner · Primary
- Josh Elliott · Primary
- Marcus Brown · Primary
- Antonio Felipe · Primary
- Geraldo C. Reyes · Primary
- Nick Gauthier · Primary
- Kadeem Roberts · Primary
- Laurie Sweet · Primary
- Travis Simms · Primary
- Mitch Bolinsky · Primary
- Steven J. Stafstrom · Primary
- Lucy Dathan · Primary
- Kaitlyn Shake · Primary
- Anthony L. Nolan · Primary
- Fred Gee · Primary
- Roland J. Lemar · Primary
- Amy Morrin Bello · Primary
- Eilish Collins Main · Primary
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- Daniel Gaiewski Democratic
- Derell Wilson Democratic
- Moira Rader Democratic
- Jaime S. Foster Democratic
- Christopher Poulos Democratic
- Bobby G. Gibson Democratic
- Juan R. Candelaria Democratic
- Chris Aniskovich Republican
- Devin R. Carney Republican
- Michael DiGiovancarlo Democratic
- Farley Santos Democratic
- Aundre Bumgardner Democratic
- Josh Elliott Democratic
- Marcus Brown Democratic
- Antonio Felipe Democratic
- Geraldo C. Reyes Democratic
- Nick Gauthier Democratic
- Kadeem Roberts Democratic
- Laurie Sweet Democratic
- Travis Simms Democratic
- Mitch Bolinsky Republican
- Steven J. Stafstrom Democratic
- Lucy Dathan Democratic
- Kaitlyn Shake Democratic
- Anthony L. Nolan Democratic
- Fred Gee Democratic
- Roland J. Lemar Democratic
- Amy Morrin Bello Democratic
- Eilish Collins Main Democratic
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- HB 5002 is sponsored by Daniel Gaiewski (Democratic), Derell Wilson (Democratic), Moira Rader (Democratic), Jaime S. Foster (Democratic), Christopher Poulos (Democratic), Bobby G. Gibson (Democratic), Juan R. Candelaria (Democratic), Chris Aniskovich (Republican), Devin R. Carney (Republican), Michael DiGiovancarlo (Democratic), Farley Santos (Democratic), Aundre Bumgardner (Democratic), Josh Elliott (Democratic), Marcus Brown (Democratic), Antonio Felipe (Democratic), Geraldo C. Reyes (Democratic), Nick Gauthier (Democratic), Kadeem Roberts (Democratic), Laurie Sweet (Democratic), Travis Simms (Democratic), Mitch Bolinsky (Republican), Steven J. Stafstrom (Democratic), Lucy Dathan (Democratic), Kaitlyn Shake (Democratic), Anthony L. Nolan (Democratic), Fred Gee (Democratic), Roland J. Lemar (Democratic), Amy Morrin Bello (Democratic), and Eilish Collins Main (Democratic).
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