HB 7035 — AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING EDUCATION.

Persons who are incarcerated or in custodial situations, including, but not limited to jails, prisons, hospitals or training schools or persons who reside in dormitory facilities in schools, colleges, universities or on military bases shall not be counted in the "population" of a town.

[(28) "Base revenue" for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1995, means the sum of the grant entitlements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1995, of a town pursuant to section 10-262h of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2013, and subsection (a) of section 10-76g, including its proportional share, based on enrollment, of the revenue paid pursuant to section 10-76g, to the regional district of which the town is a member, and for each fiscal year thereafter means the amount of each town's entitlement pursuant to section 10-262h of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2013, minus its density supplement, as determined pursuant to subdivision (6) of subsection (a) of section 10-262h of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2013, except that for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, each town's entitlement shall be determined without using the adjustments made to the previous year's grant pursuant to subparagraph (M) of subdivision (6) of subsection (a) of section 10-262h of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2013, except that for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, each town's entitlement shall be determined without using the adjustments made to the previous year's grant pursuant to subparagraph (N) of subdivision (6) of subsection (a) of section 10-262h of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2013.

(29) "Density" means the population of a town divided by the square miles of a town.

(30) "Density aid ratio" means the product of (A) the density of a town divided by the density of the town in the state with the highest density, and (B) .006273.

(31) "Mastery goal improvement count" means the product of (A) the difference between the percentage of state-wide mastery examination scores, pursuant to subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of section 10-14n, at or above the mastery goal level for the most recently completed school year and the percentage of such scores for the prior school year, and (B) the resident students of the town, or zero, whichever is greater.

(32) "Target aid" means the sum of (A) the product of a town's base aid ratio, the foundation level and the town's total need students for the fiscal year prior to the year in which the grant is to be paid, (B) the product of a town's supplemental aid ratio, the foundation level and the sum of the portion of its total need students count described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of subdivision (25) of this section for the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year in which the grant is to be paid, and the adjustments to its resident student count described in subdivision (22) of this section relative to length of school year and summer school sessions, and (C) the town's regional bonus.] [(33) "Fully funded grant"] (20) "Education cost sharing entitlement" means (A) for a town that is not a member of a regional school district initially established on or after July 1, 2020, the sum of [(A)] (i) the product of a town's base aid ratio, the foundation level and the town's total need students for the fiscal year prior to the year in which the grant is to be paid, and [(B)] (ii) the town's regional bonus, and (B) for a town that is a member of a regional school district initially established on or after July 1, 2020, the sum of (i) the product of the base aid ratio of the town with the highest base aid ratio among the member towns of the regional school district, the foundation level and the town's total need students for the fiscal year prior to the year in which the grant is to be paid, and (ii) the town's regional bonus.

[(34) "Number of children below the level of poverty" means the number of children, ages five to seventeen, inclusive, in families in poverty, as determined under Part A of Title I of the No Child Left Behind Act, P.L.

107-110.

The count for member towns of regional school districts shall be the sum of towns' initial determination under Title I and the proportionate share of the regional districts determination based member enrollment in the regional district.] [(35)] (21) "Current program expenditures" means (A) total current educational expenditures less (B) expenditures for (i) land and capital building expenditures, and equipment otherwise supported by a state grant pursuant to chapter 173, including debt service, (ii) health services for nonpublic school children, and (iii) adult education, (C) expenditures directly attributable to (i) state grants received by or on behalf of school districts except grants for the categories of expenditures listed in subparagraphs (B)(i) to (B)(iii), inclusive, of this subdivision and except grants received pursuant to section 10-262i, as amended by this act, and section 10-262c of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 1987, and except grants received pursuant to chapter 173, (ii) federal grants received by or on behalf of school districts except for adult education and federal impact aid, and (iii) receipts from the operation of child nutrition services and student activities services, (D) expenditures of funds from private and other sources, and (E) tuition received on account of nonresident students.

The town of Woodstock may include as part of the current expenses of its public schools for each school year the amount expended for current expenses in that year by Woodstock Academy from income from its endowment funds upon receipt from said academy of a certified statement of such current expenses.

The town of Winchester may include as part of the current expenses of its public school for each school year the amount expended for current expenses in that year by the Gilbert School from income from its endowment funds upon receipt from said school of a certified statement of such current expenses.

[(36)] (22) "Current program expenditures per resident student" means, in any year, the current program expenditures of a town for such year divided by the number of resident students in the town for such school year.

[(37) "Base aid" means the amount of the grant pursuant to section 10-262h of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2013, that a town was eligible to receive for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013.

(38) "Local funding percentage" means that for the fiscal year two years prior to the fiscal year in which the grant is to be paid pursuant to section 10-262i, the number obtained by dividing (A) total current educational expenditures less (i) expenditures for (I) land and capital building expenditures, and equipment otherwise supported by a state grant pursuant to chapter 173, including debt service, (II) health services for nonpublic school children, and (III) adult education, (ii) expenditures directly attributable to (I) state grants received by or on behalf of school districts, except those grants for the categories of expenditures described in subparagraphs (A)(i)(I) to (A)(i)(III), inclusive, of this subdivision, and except grants received pursuant to chapter 173, (II) federal grants received by or on behalf of local or regional boards of education, except those grants for adult education and federal impact aid, and (III) receipts from the operation of child nutrition services and student activities services, (iii) expenditures of funds from private and other sources, and (iv) tuition received by the district for the education of nonresident students, by (B) total current educational expenditures less expenditures for (i) land and capital building expenditures, and equipment otherwise supported by a state grant pursuant to chapter 173, including debt service, (ii) health services for nonpublic school children, and (iii) adult education.

(39) "Minimum local funding percentage" means (A) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, twenty per cent, (B) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, twenty-one per cent, (C) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, twenty-two per cent, (D) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, twenty-three per cent, and (E) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, twenty-four per cent.

(40) "Number of children eligible for free or reduced price meals or free milk" means the number of pupils of the town enrolled in public schools at the expense of the town on October first or the full school day immediately preceding such date, in families that meet the income eligibility guidelines established by the federal Department of Agriculture for free or reduced price meals or free milk under the National School Lunch Program, established pursuant to P.L.

79-396.] [(41)] (23) "Equalized net grand list per capita" means the equalized net grand list of a town divided by the population of such town.

[(42)] (24) "Equalized net grand list adjustment factor" means the ratio of the town's equalized net grant list per capita to one and [one-half] twenty-four one-hundredths times the town equalized net grand list per capita of the town with the median equalized net grand list per capita.

[(43)] (25) "Median household income adjustment factor" means the ratio of the median household income of the town to one and [one-half] twenty-four one-hundredths times the median household income of the town with the median household income when all towns are ranked according to median household income.

[(44)] (26) "Wealth adjustment factor" means one minus the sum of a town's equalized net grand list adjustment factor multiplied by ninety one-hundredths per cent and a town's median household income adjustment factor multiplied by ten one-hundredths per cent.

[(45)] (27) "Net current expenditures per resident student" means, in any school year, the net current expenditures, as defined in section 10-261, for such school year divided by the number of resident students in the town for such school year.

(28) "Number of students enrolled in HUSKY A" means the number of resident students of the town for the school year enrolled in HUSKY A on October first.

(29) "Adjusted equalization aid grant" means seventy-five per cent of the equalization aid grant for a town described in section 20 of public act 16-2 of the May special session.

(30) "Regional base aid ratio" means the base aid ratio of the town with the highest base aid ratio among the member towns of a regional school district initially established on or after July 1, 2020.

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2.

Section 10-262h of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2017):

[(a) Obsolete.

(b) Obsolete.

(c) (1) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2016, and June 30, 2017, each town shall receive an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to the sum of any amounts paid to such town pursuant to subsection (c) and subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of section 10-66ee, and the amount provided for in subdivision (2) of this subsection.

(2) Equalization aid grant amounts.

T1   Grant for Fiscal Year Grant for Fiscal Year T2 Town T3       T4 Andover 2,380,614 2,380,599 T5 Ansonia 16,641,477 16,641,477 T6 Ashford 3,933,350 3,933,350 T7 Avon 1,233,415 1,233,415 T8 Barkhamsted 1,678,323 1,678,295 T9 Beacon Falls 4,155,524 4,155,471 T10 Berlin 6,381,659 6,381,544 T11 Bethany 2,063,112 2,063,088 T12 Bethel 8,316,869 8,316,768 T13 Bethlehem 1,319,337 1,319,337 T14 Bloomfield 6,319,698 6,319,698 T15 Bolton 3,052,646 3,052,630 T16 Bozrah 1,255,401 1,255,387 T17 Branford 2,119,926 2,426,993 T18 Bridgeport 182,266,724 182,266,724 T19 Bridgewater 137,292 137,292 T20 Bristol 45,705,925 45,705,925 T21 Brookfield 1,564,515 1,564,493 T22 Brooklyn 7,110,490 7,110,430 T23 Burlington 4,439,634 4,439,537 T24 Canaan 209,258 209,258 T25 Canterbury 4,754,383 4,754,383 T26 Canton 3,488,569 3,488,492 T27 Chaplin 1,893,763 1,893,763 T28 Cheshire 9,664,954 9,664,625 T29 Chester 691,462 691,432 T30 Clinton 6,502,667 6,502,667 T31 Colchester 13,772,585 13,772,530 T32 Colebrook 508,008 508,008 T33 Columbia 2,589,653 2,589,623 T34 Cornwall 85,322 85,322 T35 Coventry 8,942,234 8,942,206 T36 Cromwell 4,663,336 4,754,798 T37 Danbury 30,705,677 31,698,975 T38 Darien 1,616,006 1,616,006 T39 Deep River 1,727,412 1,727,394 T40 Derby 8,001,514 8,001,514 T41 Durham 3,993,506 3,993,506 T42 East Granby 1,435,957 1,481,760 T43 East Haddam 3,791,594 3,791,563 T44 East Hampton 7,715,347 7,715,291 T45 East Hartford 49,563,484 49,563,484 T46 East Haven 20,004,233 20,004,233 T47 East Lyme 7,138,163 7,138,163 T48 East Windsor 5,810,543 5,810,543 T49 Eastford 1,116,844 1,116,844 T50 Easton 593,868 593,868 T51 Ellington 9,822,206 9,822,009 T52 Enfield 29,196,275 29,195,835 T53 Essex 389,697 389,697 T54 Fairfield 3,590,008 3,590,008 T55 Farmington 1,611,013 1,611,013 T56 Franklin 948,235 948,235 T57 Glastonbury 6,773,356 6,921,094 T58 Goshen 218,188 218,188 T59 Granby 5,603,808 5,603,665 T60 Greenwich 3,418,642 3,418,642 T61 Griswold 10,977,669 10,977,557 T62 Groton 25,625,179 25,625,179 T63 Guilford 3,058,981 3,058,981 T64 Haddam 1,925,611 2,034,708 T65 Hamden 27,131,137 27,131,137 T66 Hampton 1,339,928 1,339,928 T67 Hartford 201,777,130 201,777,130 T68 Hartland 1,358,660 1,358,660 T69 Harwinton 2,779,898 2,779,876 T70 Hebron 7,021,279 7,021,219 T71 Kent 167,342 167,342 T72 Killingly 15,871,254 15,871,254 T73 Killingworth 2,245,206 2,245,206 T74 Lebanon 5,524,550 5,524,550 T75 Ledyard 12,217,314 12,217,227 T76 Lisbon 3,927,193 3,927,193 T77 Litchfield 1,525,262 1,525,242 T78 Lyme 145,556 145,556 T79 Madison 1,576,061 1,576,061 T80 Manchester 34,864,748 34,864,748 T81 Mansfield 10,187,542 10,187,506 T82 Marlborough 3,234,990 3,234,918 T83 Meriden 60,812,457 60,812,457 T84 Middlebury 814,636 914,010 T85 Middlefield 2,153,551 2,153,527 T86 Middletown 19,861,550 19,861,550 T87 Milford 11,381,824 11,381,824 T88 Monroe 6,616,696 6,616,669 T89 Montville 12,858,302 12,858,140 T90 Morris 657,975 657,975 T91 Naugatuck 30,831,003 30,831,003 T92 New Britain 86,678,662 86,678,662 T93 New Canaan 1,495,604 1,495,604 T94 New Fairfield 4,492,869 4,492,822 T95 New Hartford 3,197,865 3,197,830 T96 New Haven 155,328,620 155,328,620 T97 New London 26,058,803 26,058,803 T98 New Milford 12,170,243 12,170,141 T99 Newington 13,226,771 13,226,394 T100 Newtown 4,760,009 5,105,657 T101 Norfolk 381,414 381,414 T102 North Branford 8,270,161 8,270,110 T103 North Canaan 2,091,790 2,091,790 T104 North Haven 3,677,315 4,023,706 T105 North Stonington 2,906,538 2,906,538 T106 Norwalk 11,551,095 11,551,095 T107 Norwich 36,577,969 36,577,969 T108 Old Lyme 605,586 605,586 T109 Old Saybrook 652,677 652,677 T110 Orange 1,350,098 1,623,431 T111 Oxford 4,677,464 4,677,464 T112 Plainfield 15,642,779 15,642,685 T113 Plainville 10,507,328 10,507,145 T114 Plymouth 9,952,004 9,951,918 T115 Pomfret 3,136,587 3,136,587 T116 Portland 4,440,331 4,440,226 T117 Preston 3,079,403 3,079,401 T118 Prospect 5,425,749 5,425,694 T119 Putnam 8,498,260 8,498,260 T120 Redding 687,733 687,733 T121 Ridgefield 2,063,814 2,063,814 T122 Rocky Hill 3,946,076 4,396,918 T123 Roxbury 158,114 158,114 T124 Salem 3,114,216 3,114,216 T125 Salisbury 187,266 187,266 T126 Scotland 1,450,663 1,450,663 T127 Seymour 10,179,589 10,179,389 T128 Sharon 145,798 145,798 T129 Shelton 5,706,910 6,199,810 T130 Sherman 244,327 244,327 T131 Simsbury 5,954,768 6,264,852 T132 Somers 6,068,653 6,068,546 T133 South Windsor 13,159,658 13,159,496 T134 Southbury 3,034,452 3,606,189 T135 Southington 20,621,655 20,621,165 T136 Sprague 2,661,506 2,661,473 T137 Stafford 9,981,310 9,981,252 T138 Stamford 10,885,284 11,109,306 T139 Sterling 3,257,690 3,257,637 T140 Stonington 2,079,926 2,079,926 T141 Stratford 21,821,740 21,820,886 T142 Suffield 6,345,468 6,345,284 T143 Thomaston 5,740,782 5,740,750 T144 Thompson 7,682,218 7,682,218 T145 Tolland 10,929,052 10,928,981 T146 Torrington 24,780,972 24,780,540 T147 Trumbull 3,481,940 3,703,712 T148 Union 243,880 243,877 T149 Vernon 19,650,126 19,650,126 T150 Voluntown 2,550,166 2,550,166 T151 Wallingford 21,866,589 21,866,413 T152 Warren 99,777 99,777 T153 Washington 240,147 240,147 T154 Waterbury 134,528,710 134,528,710 T155 Waterford 1,485,842 1,485,842 T156 Watertown 12,035,017 12,034,849 T157 West Hartford 19,872,200 21,469,839 T158 West Haven 45,996,566 45,996,566 T159 Westbrook 427,677 427,677 T160 Weston 948,564 948,564 T161 Westport 1,988,255 1,988,255 T162 Wethersfield 9,022,122 9,548,677 T163 Willington 3,718,418 3,718,418 T164 Wilton 1,557,195 1,557,195 T165 Winchester 8,187,980 8,187,980 T166 Windham 26,816,024 26,816,024 T167 Windsor 12,476,044 12,476,044 T168 Windsor Locks 5,274,785 5,274,785 T169 Wolcott 13,696,541 13,696,541 T170 Woodbridge 732,889 732,889 T171 Woodbury 1,106,713 1,347,989 T172 Woodstock 5,473,998 5,473,975] For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and each fiscal year thereafter, each town maintaining public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant equal to the town's education cost-sharing entitlement.

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3.

Section 10-262i of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2017):

(a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1990, and for each fiscal year thereafter, each town shall be paid a grant equal to the amount the town is entitled to receive under the provisions of section 10-262h, as amended by this act.

Such grant, excluding any amounts paid to a town pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (c) and subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of section 10-66ee, as amended by this act, shall be calculated using the data of record as of the December first prior to the fiscal year such grant is to be paid, adjusted for the difference between the final entitlement for the prior fiscal year and the preliminary entitlement for such fiscal year as calculated using the data of record as of the December first prior to the fiscal year when such grant was paid.

(b) (1) Except as provided in subdivisions (2) and (3) of this subsection, the amount due each town pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be paid by the Comptroller, upon certification of the Commissioner of Education, to the treasurer of each town entitled to such aid in installments during the fiscal year as follows:

Twenty-five per cent of the grant in October, twenty-five per cent of the grant in January and the balance of the grant in April.

The balance of the grant due towns under the provisions of this subsection shall be paid in March rather than April to any town which has not adopted the uniform fiscal year and which would not otherwise receive such final payment within the fiscal year of such town.

(2) Any amount due to a town pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (c) and subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of section 10-66ee, as amended by this act, shall be paid by the Comptroller, upon certification of the Commissioner of Education, to the treasurer of each town entitled to such amount pursuant to the schedule established in section 10-66ee, as amended by this act.

(3) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2015, and June 30, 2016, the amount due to the town of Winchester pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be paid by the Comptroller, upon certification of the Commissioner of Education, to the treasurer of the town of Winchester in installments during said fiscal years as follows:

Fifty per cent of the grant in October, twenty-five per cent of the grant in January and twenty-five per cent of the grant in April.

(c) [All] Except as otherwise provided in subsections (f) and (g) of this section, all aid distributed to a town pursuant to the provisions of this section and section 10-262u, as amended by this act, shall be expended for educational purposes only and shall be expended upon the authorization of the local or regional board of education and in accordance with the provisions of section 10-262u, as amended by this act.

For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, and each fiscal year thereafter, if a town receives an increase in funds pursuant to this section over the amount it received for the prior fiscal year, such increase shall not be used to supplant local funding for educational purposes.

The budgeted appropriation for education in any town receiving an increase in funds pursuant to this section shall be not less than the amount appropriated for education for the prior year plus such increase in funds.

(d) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, if the amount paid to a town for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, pursuant to section 20 of public act 16-2 of the May special session, is greater than the amount paid to such town for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-262h, as amended by this act, such amount paid to a town for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, minus such amount paid to such town for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, shall be the aid increase for such town for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017.

(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, if the amount paid to a town for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, pursuant to section 20 of public act 16-2 of the May special session, is less than the amount paid to such town for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-262h, as amended by this act, such amount paid to a town for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, minus such amount paid to such town for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, shall be the aid reduction for such town for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017.

(3) (A) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and each year thereafter, if the amount of the equalization aid grant a town is entitled to pursuant to 10-262h, as amended by this act, in the current fiscal year is greater than the amount of the equalization aid grant amount for a town for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, described in section 20 of public act 16-2 of the May special session, such amount for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, minus such amount for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, shall be the aid increase for such town for the current fiscal year.

(B) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, and each fiscal year thereafter, if the amount of the education cost-sharing entitlement for a town for the current fiscal year is greater than the amount of the education cost-sharing entitlement for such town for the prior fiscal year, such amount for the current fiscal year minus such amount for the prior fiscal year shall be the aid increase for such town for the current fiscal year.

(4) (A) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and each year thereafter, if the amount of the equalization aid grant a town is entitled to pursuant to section 10-262h, as amended by this act, in the current fiscal year is less than the amount of the adjusted equalization aid grant amount for a town for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, described in section 20 of public act 16-2 of the May special session, such amount for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, minus such amount for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, shall be the aid reduction for such town for the current fiscal year.

(B) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, and each fiscal year thereafter, if the amount of the education cost-sharing entitlement for a town for the current fiscal year is less than the amount of the education cost-sharing entitlement for such town for the prior fiscal year, such amount for the prior fiscal year minus such amount for the current fiscal year shall be the aid reduction for such town for the current fiscal year.

(e) [Upon] Except as otherwise provided in subsections (f) and (g) of this section, upon a determination by the State Board of Education that a town or kindergarten to grade twelve, inclusive, regional school district failed in any fiscal year to meet the requirements pursuant to subsection (c) [or (d)] of this section or section 10-262j, as amended by this act, the town or kindergarten to grade twelve, inclusive, regional school district shall forfeit an amount equal to two times the amount of the shortfall.

The amount so forfeited shall be withheld by the Department of Education from the grant payable to the town in the second fiscal year immediately following such failure by deducting such amount from the town's equalization aid grant payment pursuant to this section, except that in the case of a kindergarten to grade twelve, inclusive, regional school district, the amount so forfeited shall be withheld by the Department of Education from the grants payable pursuant to this section to the towns which are members of such regional school district.

The amounts deducted from such grants to each member town shall be proportional to the number of resident students in each member town.

Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, the State Board of Education may waive such forfeiture upon agreement with the town or kindergarten to grade twelve, inclusive, regional school district that the town or kindergarten to grade twelve, inclusive, regional school district shall increase its budgeted appropriation for education during the fiscal year in which the forfeiture would occur by an amount not less than the amount of said forfeiture or for other good cause shown.

Any additional funds budgeted pursuant to such an agreement shall not be included in a district's budgeted appropriation for education for the purpose of establishing any future minimum budget requirement.

(f) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, the State Board of Education may grant a waiver from the provisions of subsection (e) of this section to a town that can demonstrate that it is unable to comply with the provisions of subsection (c) of this section and section 10-262j, as amended by this act, due to financial hardship.

Not later than December 15, 2017, the state board shall adopt (1) a procedure for local and regional boards of education to apply for such waiver, and (2) standards for what constitutes a financial hardship.

The state board shall post such procedure and standards on the Department of Education's Internet web site.

(g) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, the aid increase of a town may be expended for educational purposes.

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Section 10-262j of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2017):

[(a) Except as otherwise provided under the provisions of subsections (c) to (e), inclusive, of this section, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, the budgeted appropriation for education shall be not less than the budgeted appropriation for education for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, plus any aid increase described in subsection (d) of section 10-262i, except that a town may reduce its budgeted appropriation for education for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, by one or more of the following:

(1) Any district with (A) a resident student population in which the number of students who are eligible for free or reduced price lunches pursuant to federal law and regulations is equal to or greater than twenty per cent, and (B) a resident student count for October 1, 2014, using the data of record as of January 31, 2015, that is lower than such district's resident student count for October 1, 2013, using the data of record as of January 31, 2015, may reduce such district's budgeted appropriation for education by the difference in the number of resident students for such years multiplied by fifty per cent of the net current expenditures per resident student of such district, provided such reduction shall not exceed one and one-half per cent of the district's budgeted appropriation for education for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, except that the Commissioner of Education may, following a review of a town's proposed reductions to its budgeted appropriation for education, permit a town to reduce its budgeted appropriation for education in an amount greater than one and one-half per cent if the board of education for such town has approved, by vote at a meeting duly called, such proposed reductions;

(2) Any district with (A) a resident student population in which the number of students who are eligible for free or reduced price lunches pursuant to federal law and regulations is less than twenty per cent, and (B) a resident student count for October 1, 2014, using the data of record as of January 31, 2015, that is lower than such district's resident student count for October 1, 2013, using the data of record as of January 31, 2015, may reduce such district's budgeted appropriation for education by the difference in the number of resident students for such years multiplied by fifty per cent of the net current expenditures per resident student of such district, provided such reduction shall not exceed three per cent of the district's budgeted appropriation for education for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, except that the Commissioner of Education may, following a review of a town's proposed reductions to its budgeted appropriation for education, permit a town to reduce its budgeted appropriation for education in an amount greater than three per cent if the board of education for such town has approved, by vote at a meeting duly called, such proposed reductions;

(3) Any district (A) that does not maintain a high school and pays tuition to another school district pursuant to section 10-33 for resident students to attend high school in another district, and (B) in which the number of resident students attending high school for such district for October 1, 2014, using the data of record as of January 31, 2015, is lower than such district's number of resident students attending high school for October 1, 2013, using the data of record as of January 31, 2015, may reduce such district's budgeted appropriation for education by the difference in the number of resident students attending high school for such years multiplied by the amount of tuition paid per student pursuant to section 10-33;

or (4) Any district that realizes new and documentable savings through increased district efficiencies approved by the Commissioner of Education or through regional collaboration or cooperative arrangements pursuant to section 10-158a may reduce such district's budgeted appropriation for education in an amount equal to half of the amount of savings experienced as a result of such district efficiencies, regional collaboration or cooperative arrangement, provided such reduction shall not exceed one-half of one per cent of the district's budgeted appropriation for education for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015.] [(b)] (a) Except as otherwise provided under the provisions of [subsections] subsection (c) [to (e), inclusive,] of this section, for the fiscal year ending June 30, [2017] 2018, the budgeted appropriation for education shall be not less than the budgeted appropriation for education for the fiscal year ending June 30, [2016, plus any aid increase received pursuant to subsection (d) of section 10-262i] 2017, except that a town may reduce its budgeted appropriation for education for the fiscal year ending June 30, [2017] 2018, by one or more of the following:

(1) If a town experiences an aid reduction, as described in subsection (d) of section 10-262i, as amended by this act, such town may reduce its budgeted appropriation for education in an amount equal to the aid reduction;

[(2) Any district with (A) a resident student population in which the number of students who are eligible for free or reduced price lunches pursuant to federal law and regulations is equal to or greater than twenty per cent, and (B) a resident student count for October 1, 2015, using the data of record as of January 31, 2016, that is lower than such district's resident student count for October 1, 2014, using the data of record as of January 31, 2016, may reduce such district's budgeted appropriation for education by the difference in the number of resident students for such years multiplied by fifty per cent of the net current expenditures per resident student of such district, provided such reduction shall not exceed one and one-half per cent of the district's budgeted appropriation for education for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, except that the Commissioner of Education may, following a review of a town's proposed reductions to its budgeted appropriation for education, permit a town to reduce its budgeted appropriation for education in an amount greater than one and one-half per cent if the board of education for such town has approved, by vote at a meeting duly called, such proposed reductions;

(3) Any district with (A) a resident student population in which the number of students who are eligible for free or reduced price lunches pursuant to federal law and regulations is less than twenty per cent, and (B) a resident student count for October 1, 2015, using the data of record as of January 31, 2016, that is lower than such district's resident student count for October 1, 2014, using the data of record as of January 31, 2016, may reduce such district's budgeted appropriation for education by the difference in the number of resident students for such years multiplied by fifty per cent of the net current expenditures per resident student, as defined in subdivision (45) of section 10-262f, of such district, provided such reduction shall not exceed three per cent of the district's budgeted appropriation for education for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, except that the Commissioner of Education may, following a review of a town's proposed reductions to its budgeted appropriation for education, permit a town to reduce its budgeted appropriation for education in an amount greater than three per cent if the board of education for such town has approved, by vote at a meeting duly called, such proposed reductions;] [(4)] (2) Any district (A) that does not maintain a high school and pays tuition to another school district pursuant to section 10-33 for resident students to attend high school in another district, and (B) in which the number of resident students attending high school for such district for October 1, [2015] 2016, using the data of record as of January 31, [2016] 2017, is lower than such district's number of resident students attending high school for October 1, [2014] 2015, using the data of record as of January 31, [2016] 2017, may reduce such district's budgeted appropriation for education by the difference in the number of resident students attending high school for such years multiplied by the amount of tuition paid per student pursuant to section 10-33;

or [(5)] (3) Any district that realizes new and documentable savings [through increased district efficiencies] approved by the Commissioner of Education through increased district efficiencies or through regional collaboration or cooperative arrangements pursuant to section 10-158a may reduce such district's budgeted appropriation for education in an amount equal to [half of the amount of] the approved savings experienced as a result of such district efficiencies, regional collaboration or cooperative arrangement, provided such reduction shall not exceed one-half of one per cent of the district's budgeted appropriation for education for the fiscal year ending June 30, [2015] 2017.

(b) Except as otherwise provided under the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, the budgeted appropriation for education for a town designated as an alliance district, as defined in section 10-262u, as amended by this act, shall be not less than the budgeted appropriation for education for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, plus any aid increase received pursuant to subsection (d) of section 10-262i, as amended by this act, except that a town may reduce its budgeted appropriation for education for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, by one or more of the following:

(1) Any alliance district (A) that does not maintain a high school and pays tuition to another school district pursuant to section 10-33 for resident students to attend high school in another district, and (B) in which the number of resident students attending high school for such alliance district for October 1, 2016, using the data of record as of January 31, 2017, is lower than such alliance district's number of resident students attending high school for October 1, 2015, using the data of record as of January 31, 2017, may reduce such alliance district's budgeted appropriation for education by the difference in the number of resident students attending high school for such years multiplied by the amount of tuition paid per student pursuant to section 10-33;

or (2) Any alliance district that realizes new and documentable savings approved by the Commissioner of Education through increased district efficiencies or through regional collaboration or cooperative arrangements pursuant to section 10-158a may reduce such alliance district's budgeted appropriation for education in an amount equal to the approved savings experienced as a result of such district efficiencies, regional collaboration or cooperative arrangement, provided such reduction shall not exceed one-half of one per cent of the alliance district's budgeted appropriation for education for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018.

(c) For the fiscal years ending June 30, [2016] 2018, and June 30, [2017] 2019, the Commissioner of Education may permit a town to reduce its budgeted appropriation for education in an amount determined by the commissioner if the school district in such town has permanently ceased operations and closed one or more schools in the school district due to declining enrollment at such closed school or schools in the fiscal years ending June 30, 2013, to June 30, [2016] 2019, inclusive.

[(d) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2016, and June 30, 2017, a town currently designated as an alliance district, as defined in section 10-262u, or formerly designated as an alliance district shall not reduce its budgeted appropriation for education pursuant to this section.

(e) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2016, and June 30, 2017, the provisions of this section shall not apply to any district that is in the top ten per cent of school districts based on the accountability index, as defined in section 10-223e.] [(f)] (d) For the fiscal years ending June 30, [2016] 2018, and June 30, [2017] 2019, the provisions of this section shall not apply to the member towns of a regional school district during the first full fiscal year following the establishment of the regional school district, provided the budgeted appropriation for education for member towns of such regional school district for each subsequent fiscal year shall be determined in accordance with this section.

(e) Not later than January 15, 2018, the Department of Education shall develop recommendations for a replacement measure for the minimum budget requirement and submit such recommendations to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a.

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(a) As used in this section and section 10-262i,10-262i: as amended by this act:

(2) "Promise district" means a school district that was designated as an alliance district induring the prior fiscal yearyears ending June 30, 2013, to June 30, 2017, inclusive, but is not designated as an alliance district infor the current fiscal year.years ending June 30, 2018, to June 30, 2020, inclusive.

[(3)] (4) "Mastery test data of record" has the same meaning as provided in section 10-262f,10-262f. as amended by this act.

[On or before June 30, 2016] For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and every fourth fiscal year thereafter, the Department of Education shall, [determine if there are any additional alliance districts]districts.] within available appropriations, designate not more than twentythirty alliance districts, which shall be so designated for a period of three years.

(2) AnyFor schoolthe districtfiscal designatedyear asending aJune promise30, district2018, underand thisevery sectionfourth fiscal year thereafter, the Department of Education shall designate any promise districts, which shall be so designated for a period aof three years and shall not be so designated twice consecutively.

(c) (1) (A) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, the Comptroller shall withhold from a town designated as an alliance district any increase in funds received over the amount the town received for the prior fiscal year pursuant to section 10-262h,10-262h. as amended by this act.

(B) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2014, to June 30, 2016, inclusive, the Comptroller shall withhold from a town designated as an alliance district any increase in funds received over the amount the town received for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, pursuant to subsection (a) of section 10-262i,10-262i. as amended by this act.

(C) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, the Comptroller shall withhold from a town designated as an alliance district any increase in funds received over the amount the town received for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, pursuant to subsection (a) of section 10-262i, as amended by this act, minus the aid reduction, as described in subsection (d) of section 10-262i,10-262i. as amended by this act.

(D) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, the Comptroller shall withhold from a town designated as an alliance district any increase in funds received in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, over the amount the town received for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, pursuant to subsection (a) of section 10-262i,10-262i. as amended by this act.

(2) [Upon receipt of an application pursuant to subsection (d) of this section] In the case of an alliance district or a promise district that is not an opportunity district, the Commissioner of Education may pay such funds to the town designated as an alliance district or a promise district and such town shall pay all such funds to the local or regional board of education for such town on the condition that such funds shall be (A) used to improve student achievement in such alliance district or promise district and to offset any other local education costs approved by the commissioner, and (B) expended in accordance with [the plan described in subsection (d) of this section] any requirements that may be established by the commissioner, the provisions of subsection (c) of section 10-262i, as amended by this act, and any guidelines developed by the State Board of Education for such funds.

[Such funds shall be used to improve student achievement in such alliance district and to offset any other local education costs approved by the commissioner.] (3) No promise district shall receive any funds under this section unless such promise district submits a sustainability plan to the commissioner, at such time and in such manner as the commissioner prescribes, concerning the school district's transition out of designation as an alliance district orand a promise district, with funding pursuant to section 10-262i, as amended by this act, after completion of the period of its designation as a promise district.

(d) (1) The local or regional board of education for a town designated as an [alliance] opportunity district may apply to the Commissioner of Education, at such time and in such manner as the commissioner prescribes, to receive any increase in funds received over the amount the town received for the [prior] fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, pursuant to subsection (a) of section 10-262i,10-262i. as amended by this act.

(3) Upon receipt of an application pursuant to this subsection, the commissioner may pay such funds to the town designated as an opportunity district and such town shall pay all such funds to the local or regional board of education for such town on the condition that such funds shall be expended in accordance with the plan described in subdivision (2) of this subsection, any additional requirements that may be established by the commissioner, the provisions of subsection (c) of section 10-262i, as amended by this act, and any guidelines adopted by the State Board of Education for such funds.

6.2.

(3) "Mastery test data of record" has the same meaning as provided in section 10-262f,10-262f. as amended by this act.

In requiring any educational program authorized by this subdivision, the Commissioner of Education may limit the offering of such program to the subgroup of students that have failed to reach performance benchmarks or those in transitional or milestone grades or those who are otherwise at substantial risk of educational failure as described in the state-wide performance management and support plan, prepared in accordance with the provisions of [subdivision (2)](2) ofof] subsection (b) of this section.

(N) require the appointment of (i) a superintendent, approved by the Commissioner of Education, or (ii) a district improvement officer, selected by the commissioner, whose authority is [consistentconsistent with the provisions of section 138 of public act 11-61]11-61, described in subdivision (4) of this subsection, and whose term shall be for one school year, except that the State Board of Education may extend such period;

(4) The district improvement officer shall (A) implement the provisions of subparagraphs (A), (C) to (F), inclusive, (H) to (J), inclusive, (L) and (M) of subdivision (2) of this subsection, (B) manage and allocate any federal, state and local education funds of the school district, and (C) report regularly to the State Board of Education on matters relating to the progress of the district's improvement efforts and the effectiveness of the local board of education and the superintendent of schools.

The district improvement officer shall serve at the pleasure of the State Board of Education.

The commissioner shall not order an educational program that costs more to implement than the total increase in the amount of the grant that a town receives pursuant to section 10-262i,10-262i as amended by this act, in any fiscal year above the prior fiscal year.

3.

Subsection (c) of section 19a-80 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2017):

(c) The commissioner, within available appropriations, shall require each prospective employee of a child care center or group child care home in a position requiring the provision of care to a child to submit to comprehensive background checks, including state and national criminal history records checks.

The criminal history records checks required pursuant to this subsection shall be conducted in accordance with section 29-17a.

The commissioner shall also request a check of the state child abuse registry established pursuant to section 17a-101k.

The Department of Social Services may agree to transfer funds appropriated for criminal history records checks to the Office of Early Childhood.

The Commissioner of Early Childhood shall notify each licensee of the provisions of this subsection.

No such prospective employee shall have unsupervised access to children in the child care center or group child care home until such comprehensive background is completed and the Commissioner of Early Childhood permits such prospective employee to work in such child care center or group child care home.

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Subsection (c) of section 19a-87b of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2017):

(c) The commissioner, within available appropriations, shall require each initial applicant or prospective employee of a family child care home in a position requiring the provision of care to a child, including an assistant or substitute staff member and each household member who is sixteen years of age or older, to submit to comprehensive background checks, including state and national criminal history records checks.

The criminal history records checks required pursuant to this subsection shall be conducted in accordance with section 29-17a.

The commissioner shall also request a check of the state child abuse registry established pursuant to section 17a-101k.

The commissioner shall notify each licensee of the provisions of this subsection.

For purposes of this subsection, "household member" means any person, other than the person who is licensed to conduct, operate or maintain a family child care home, who resides in the family child care home, such as the licensee's spouse or children, tenants and any other occupant.

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Subsection (a) of section 17b-749k of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2017):

(a) The Commissioner of Early Childhood shall, within available appropriations, require any person [, other than a relative,] providing child care services to a child [in the child's home] who receives a child care subsidy from the Office of Early Childhood to submit to comprehensive background checks, including state and national criminal history records checks.

The criminal history records checks required pursuant to this subsection shall be conducted in accordance with section 29-17a.

The commissioner shall also request a check of the state child abuse registry established pursuant to section 17a-101k.

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(NEW) (Effective July 1, 2017) The comprehensive background checks required pursuant to subsection (c) of section 19a-80 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, subsection (c) of section 19a-87b of the general statutes, as amended by this act, and subsection (a) of section 17b-749k of the general statutes, as amended by this act, shall be conducted at least once every five years.

Any person who applies for a position at a child care facility in the state shall not be required to submit to such comprehensive background checks if such person (1) is an employee of a child care facility in the state, or was previously an employee of a child care facility in the state during the previous one hundred eighty days, and (2) has successfully completed such comprehensive background checks in the previous five years.

Nothing in this section prohibits the Commissioner of Early Childhood from requiring that an employee or prospective employee of a child care facility to submit to comprehensive background checks more than once during a five-year period.

For purposes of this section, "child care facility" means a child care center, group child care home or family child care home that provides "child care services", as described in section 19a-77 of the general statutes, and the home of a family child care provider, as defined in section 17b-705 of the general statutes.

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Subsection (e)(a) of section 10-76d10-19o of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2017):

(e)(a) (1)The AnyCommissioner local or regional board of educationEducation which provides special education pursuant to any mandates in this section shall provideestablish transportation, to and from, but not beyond the curb of, the residence of the child, unless otherwise agreed upon by the board and the parent or guardian of the child, tuition, room and board and other items necessary to the provision of such special education except for children who are placed in a residentialprogram facility because they need services other than educational services, in which case the financial responsibility of the school district and payment to suchprovide districtgrants shall be limited to theyouth reasonableservice costsbureaus of special education instruction as defined in theaccordance regulationswith ofthis thesection. State Board of Education.

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(A)Notwithstanding Thethe localprovisions or regional board of educationthis undersection, whosefor jurisdictionthe suchfiscal childyear wouldending otherwiseJune be30, attending2018, schooland shalleach befiscal financiallyyear responsiblethereafter, for the reasonableamount costs of suchthe specialgrants educationpayable andto relatedyouth servicesservice bureaus in anaccordance amountwith equalthis tosection [theshall lesserbe of]reduced oneproportionately hundredif perthe centtotal of such grants in such year exceeds the costsamount appropriated for purposes of suchthis education.section.

[orSec. the average per pupil educational costs of such board of education for the prior fiscal year, determined in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of section 10-76f.

The State Board of Education shall pay on a current basis, except as provided in subdivision (3) of this subsection, any costs in excess of such local or regional board's basic contributions paid by such board of education in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision.] (B) Whenever a child is placed pursuant to this subdivision, on or after July 1, 1995, by the Department of Children and Families and the local or regional board of education under whose jurisdiction such child would otherwise be attending school cannot be identified, the local or regional board of education under whose jurisdiction the child attended school or in whose district the child resided at the time of removal from the home by said department shall be responsible for the reasonable costs of special education and related services provided to such child, for one calendar year or until the child is committed to the state pursuant to section 46b-129 or 46b-140 or is returned to the child's parent or guardian, whichever is earlier.

If the child remains in such placement beyond one calendar year the Department of Children and Families shall be responsible for such costs.

During the period the local or regional board of education is responsible for the reasonable cost of special education and related services pursuant to this subparagraph, the board shall be responsible for such costs in an amount equal to [the lesser of] one hundred per cent of the costs of such education and related services [or the average per pupil educational costs of such board of education for the prior fiscal year, determined in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of section 10-76f.

The State Board of Education shall pay on a current basis, except as provided in subdivision (3) of this subsection, any costs in excess of such local or regional board's basic contributions paid by such board of education in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision.] The costs for services other than educational shall be paid by the state agency which placed the child.

The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to the school districts established within the Department of Children and Families, pursuant to section 17a-37 or the Department of Correction, pursuant to section 18-99a, provided in any case in which special education is being provided at a private residential institution, including the residential components of regional educational service centers, to a child for whom no local or regional board of education can be found responsible under subsection (b) of this section, Unified School District #2 shall provide the special education and related services and be financially responsible for the reasonable costs of such special education instruction for such children.

Notwithstanding the provisions of this subdivision, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2004, to June 30, 2007, inclusive, and for the fiscal [years] year ending June 30, 2010, [to June 30, 2017, inclusive] and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of the grants payable to local or regional boards of education in accordance with this subdivision shall be reduced proportionately if the total of such grants in such year exceeds the amount appropriated for the purposes of this subdivision for such year.

(3) [Payment for] The local or regional board of education shall be responsible for the reasonable costs of special education and related services provided to children who require special education and who reside on state-owned or leased property, and who are not the educational responsibility of the unified school districts established pursuant to section 17a-37 or section 18-99a.

[, shall be made in the following manner:

The State Board of Education shall pay to the school district which is responsible for providing instruction for each such child pursuant to the provisions of this subsection one hundred per cent of the reasonable costs of such instruction.

In the fiscal year following such payment, the State Board of Education shall deduct from the special education grant due the local or regional board of education under whose jurisdiction the child would otherwise be attending school, where such board has been identified, the amount for which such board would otherwise have been financially responsible pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (2) of this subsection.

No such deduction shall be made for any school district which is responsible for providing special education instruction for children whose parents or legal guardians do not reside within such district.

The amount deducted shall be included as a net cost of special education by the Department of Education for purposes of the state's special education grant calculated pursuant to section 10-76g.

Notwithstanding the provisions of this subdivision, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2004, and June 30, 2005, and for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2012, and June 30, 2013, the amount of the grants payable to local or regional boards of education in accordance with this subdivision shall be reduced proportionately if the total of such grants in such year exceeds the amount appropriated for the purposes of this subdivision for such year.] (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall provide regular education and special education and related services to eligible residents in facilities operated by the department who are eighteen to twenty-one years of age.

In the case of a resident who requires special education, the department shall provide the requisite identification and evaluation of such resident in accordance with the provisions of this section.

The department shall be financially responsible for the provision of educational services to eligible residents.

The Departments of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Children and Families and Education shall develop and implement an interagency agreement which specifies the role of each agency in ensuring the provision of appropriate education services to eligible residents in accordance with this section.

The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall be responsible for one hundred per cent of the reasonable costs of such educational services provided to eligible residents of such facilities.

[(5) Application for the grant to be paid by the state for costs in excess of the local or regional board of education's basic contribution shall be made by such board of education by filing with the State Board of Education, in such manner as prescribed by the Commissioner of Education, annually on or before December first a statement of the cost of providing special education, as defined in subdivision (2) of this subsection, for a child of the board placed by a state agency in accordance with the provisions of said subdivision or, where appropriate, a statement of the cost of providing educational services other than special educational services pursuant to the provisions of subsection (b) or (g) of section 10-253, provided a board of education may submit, not later than March first, claims for additional children or costs not included in the December filing.

Payment by the state for such excess costs shall be made to the local or regional board of education as follows:

Seventy-five per cent of the cost in February and the balance in May.

The amount due each town pursuant to the provisions of this subsection and the amount due to each town as tuition from other towns pursuant to this section shall be paid to the treasurer of each town entitled to such aid, provided the treasurer shall treat such grant or tuition received, or a portion of such grant or tuition, which relates to special education expenditures incurred pursuant to subdivisions (2) and (3) of this subsection in excess of such board's budgeted estimate of such expenditures, as a reduction in expenditures by crediting such expenditure account, rather than town revenue.

The state shall notify the local or regional board of education when payments are made to the treasurer of the town pursuant to this subdivision.] Sec.

SectionSubsection 10-76g(i) of section 10-217a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2017):

(a)(i) (1)Notwithstanding For the fiscalprovisions yearof endingthis Junesection, 30,for 1984,the and each fiscal yearyears thereafter,ending inJune any30, case2008, into whichJune special30, education[2017] is2019, beinginclusive, provided at a private residential institution, including the residentialamount components of regionalthe educationalgrants servicepayable centers, to a child for whom no local or regional boardboards of education canin beaccordance foundwith responsiblethis under subsection (b) of section 10-76d,shall thebe Departmentreduced ofproportionately Childrenif and Families shall pay the coststotal of specialsuch educationgrants toin such institutionyear pursuantexceeds tothe itsamount authorityappropriated underfor sectionspurposes 17a-1of tothis 17a-26,section. inclusive, 17a-28 to 17a-49, inclusive, 17a-52 and 17b-251.

(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1993, and each fiscal year thereafter, any local or regional board of education which provides special education and related services for any child (A) who is placed by a public agency, including, but not limited to, offices of a government of a federally recognized Native American tribe, in a private residential facility or who is placed in a facility or institution operated by the Department of Children and Families and who receives such special education at a program operated by a regional education service center or program operated by a local or regional board of education, and (B) for whom no local or regional board of education can be found responsible under subsection (b) of section 10-76d, shall be [eligible to receive one hundred per cent of] responsible for the reasonable costs of special education for such child as defined in the regulations of the State Board of Education.

[Any such board eligible for payment shall file with the Department of Education, in such manner as prescribed by the Commissioner of Education, annually, on or before December first a statement of the cost of providing special education for such child, provided a board of education may submit, not later than March first, claims for additional children or costs not included in the December filing.

Payment by the state for such costs shall be made to the local or regional board of education as follows:

Seventy-five per cent of the cost in February and the balance in May.] [(b) Any local or regional board of education which provides special education pursuant to the provisions of sections 10-76a to 10-76g, inclusive, for any exceptional child described in subparagraph (A) of subdivision (5) of section 10-76a, under its jurisdiction, excluding (1) children placed by a state agency for whom a board of education receives payment pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of section 10-76d, and (2) children who require special education, who reside on state-owned or leased property, and who are not the educational responsibility of the unified school districts established pursuant to sections 17a-37 and 18-99a, shall be financially responsible for the reasonable costs of special education instruction, as defined in the regulations of the State Board of Education, in an amount equal to (A) for any fiscal year commencing prior to July 1, 2005, five times the average per pupil educational costs of such board of education for the prior fiscal year, determined in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of section 10-76f, and (B) for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2005, and each fiscal year thereafter, four and one-half times such average per pupil educational costs of such board of education.

The State Board of Education shall pay on a current basis any costs in excess of the local or regional board's basic contribution paid by such board in accordance with the provisions of this subsection.

Any amounts paid by the State Board of Education on a current basis pursuant to this subsection shall not be reimbursable in the subsequent year.

Application for such grant shall be made by filing with the Department of Education, in such manner as prescribed by the commissioner, annually on or before December first a statement of the cost of providing special education pursuant to this subsection, provided a board of education may submit, not later than March first, claims for additional children or costs not included in the December filing.

Payment by the state for such excess costs shall be made to the local or regional board of education as follows:

Seventy-five per cent of the cost in February and the balance in May.

The amount due each town pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall be paid to the treasurer of each town entitled to such aid, provided the treasurer shall treat such grant, or a portion of the grant, which relates to special education expenditures incurred in excess of such town's board of education budgeted estimate of such expenditures, as a reduction in expenditures by crediting such expenditure account, rather than town revenue.

Such expenditure account shall be so credited no later than thirty days after receipt by the treasurer of necessary documentation from the board of education indicating the amount of such special education expenditures incurred in excess of such town's board of education budgeted estimate of such expenditures.

(c) Commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1996, and for each fiscal year thereafter, within available appropriations, each town whose ratio of (1) net costs of special education, as defined in subsection (h) of section 10-76f, for the fiscal year prior to the year in which the grant is to be paid to (2) the product of its total need students, as defined in section 10-262f, and the average regular program expenditures, as defined in section 10-262f, per need student for all towns for such year exceeds the state-wide average for all such ratios shall be eligible to receive a supplemental special education grant.

Such grant shall be equal to the product of a town's eligible excess costs and the town's base aid ratio, as defined in section 10-262f, provided each town's grant shall be adjusted proportionately if necessary to stay within the appropriation.

Payment pursuant to this subsection shall be made in June.

For purposes of this subsection, a town's eligible excess costs are the difference between its net costs of special education and the amount the town would have expended if it spent at the state-wide average rate.] (b) Any local or regional board of education which provides special education in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to sections 10-76a to 10-76g, inclusive, as amended by this act, for any exceptional child described in subdivision (3) of section 10-76a, shall, for each fiscal year, be reimbursed for a percentage of its net cost of special education, as defined in section 10-76f, for the preceding fiscal year.

Such percentage shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of subsection (c) of this section.

A local or regional board of education may apply for such reimbursement on or before September first for costs incurred during the prior fiscal year based upon data included in the returns submitted to the Commissioner of Education pursuant to section 10-227.

Any audited data shall be submitted to the commissioner on or before December thirty-first.

Payments pursuant to this section for each estimated total grant of five hundred thousand dollars or more shall be made as follows:

Fifty per cent of the grant entitlement based on costs submitted on or before September first shall be paid in October.

The adjusted balance based on audited data submitted on or before December thirty-first shall be paid in April.

Payments pursuant to this section for each estimated grant of less than five hundred thousand dollars shall be made in a single installment in April based on audited data submitted on or before December thirty-first.

(c) (1) The reimbursement percentage for the net cost of special education for a local board of education shall be determined by (A) ranking each town in the state 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 (B) based upon such ranking, and notwithstanding the provisions of section 2-32a, a percentage of not less than zero nor more than fifty-three and ninety-three one-hundredths shall be determined for each town on a continuous scale.

(2) The reimbursement percentage for the net cost of special education for a regional board of education 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 regional school district by such town's ranking, as determined pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, (B) adding together the figures for each town 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 regional school 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.

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2004, to June 30, 2007, inclusive, and for the fiscal [years] year ending June 30, 2010, [to June 30, 2017, inclusive] and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of the grants payable to local or regional boards of education in accordance with this section, except grants paid in accordance with subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2006, and June 30, 2007, and for the fiscal [years] year ending June 30, 2010, [to June 30, 2017, inclusive] and each fiscal year thereafter, shall be reduced proportionately if the total of such grants in such year exceeds the amount appropriated for the purposes of this section for such year.

SectionSubsection 10-253(b) of section 10-281 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2017):

(a)(b) ChildrenNotwithstanding placed out by the Commissionerprovisions of Childrenthis andsection, Familiesfor orthe byfiscal otheryears agenciesending orJune persons,30, including2004, officesto ofJune a30, government[2017] of2019, ainclusive, federally recognized Native American tribe, private child-caring or child-placing agencies licensed by the Departmentamount of Children and Families, and eligible residents of facilities operated by the Departmentgrants ofpayable Mentalto Healthlocal and Addiction Services or byregional theboards Department of Publiceducation Healthin whoaccordance arewith eighteenthis tosection twenty-one years of age, shall be entitledreduced toproportionately allif free school privileges of the schooltotal district where they then reside as a result of such placement,grants exceptin assuch providedyear inexceeds subdivisionthe (4)amount ofappropriated subsectionfor (e)purposes of section 10-76d, as amended by this act.section.

Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section and subdivision (4) of subsection (e) of section 10-76d, as amended by this act, payment for such education shall be made by the board of education of the school district under whose jurisdiction such child would otherwise be attending school where such a school district is identified.

(b) The board of education of the school district under whose jurisdiction a child would otherwise be attending school shall be financially responsible for the reasonable costs of education for a child placed out by the Commissioner of Children and Families or by other agencies, including, but not limited to, offices of a government of a federally recognized Native American tribe, in a private residential facility when such child requires educational services other than special education services.

[Such financial responsibility shall be the lesser of one hundred per cent of the costs of such education or the average per pupil educational costs of such board of education for the prior fiscal year, determined in accordance with subsection (a) of section 10-76f.

Any costs in excess of the board's basic contribution shall be paid by the State Board of Education on a current basis.

The costs for services other than educational shall be paid by the state agency which placed the child.

Application for the grant to be paid by the state for costs in excess of the local or regional board of education's basic contribution shall be made in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (5) of subsection (e) of section 10-76d.

Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2004, to June 30, 2007, inclusive, and for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2010, to June 30, 2017, inclusive, the amount of the grants payable to local or regional boards of education in accordance with this subsection shall be reduced proportionately if the total of such grants in such year exceeds the amount appropriated for the purposes of this subsection for such year.] (c) No board of education shall be required to provide school accommodations for any child whose legal residence is in another state unless the board has entered into an agreement concerning the provision of educational services and programs with the state or local educational agency of such state responsible for educating the child, the facility where the child is placed or the parent or guardian placing such child, and provided that a bond, in a sum equal to the tuition payable for such child, issued by a surety company authorized to do business in this state and conditioned upon the payment of tuition at the rate established by the board, shall be filed with the treasurer of the school district in which such child is attending school by the parent or guardian or other person or organization in control of such child.

(d) Children residing with relatives or nonrelatives, when it is the intention of such relatives or nonrelatives and of the children or their parents or guardians that such residence is to be permanent, provided without pay and not for the sole purpose of obtaining school accommodations, and, for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 1981, and each fiscal year thereafter, children not requiring special education who are residing in any facility or home as a result of a placement by a public agency, including, but not limited to, offices of a government of a federally recognized Native American tribe, other than a local or regional board of education, and except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, shall be entitled to all free school privileges accorded to resident children of the school district in which they then reside.

A local or regional board of education may require documentation from the parent or guardian, the relative or nonrelative, emancipated minor or pupil eighteen years of age or older that the residence is to be permanent, provided without pay and not for the sole purpose of obtaining school accommodations provided by the school district.

Such documentation may include affidavits, provided that prior to any request for documentation of a child's residency from the child's parent or guardian, relative or nonrelative, or emancipated minor or pupil eighteen years of age or older, the board of education shall provide the parent or guardian, relative or nonrelative, emancipated minor or pupil eighteen years of age or older with a written statement specifying the basis upon which the board has reason to believe that such child, emancipated minor or pupil eighteen years of age or older is not entitled to school accommodations.

(e) (1) For purposes of this subsection:

(A) "Temporary shelters" means facilities which provide emergency shelter for a specified, limited period of time, and (B) "Educational costs" means the reasonable costs of providing regular or, except as otherwise provided, special education, but in no event shall such costs exceed the average per pupil cost for regular education students or the actual cost of providing special education for special education students.

(2) Children in temporary shelters shall be entitled to free school privileges from either the school district in which the shelter is located or the school district in which the child would otherwise reside, if not for the need for temporary shelter.

Upon notification from the school district in which the temporary shelter is located, the school district in which the child would otherwise reside, if identified, shall either pay tuition to the school district in which the temporary shelter is located for the child to attend school in that district or shall continue to provide educational services, including transportation, to such child.

If the school district where the child would otherwise reside cannot be identified, the school district in which the temporary shelter is located shall be financially responsible for the educational costs for such child, except that in the case of a child who requires special education and related services and is placed by the Department of Children and Families in a temporary shelter on or after July 1, 1995, the school district in which the child resided immediately prior to such placement or the Department of Children and Families shall be responsible for the cost of such special education and related services, to the extent such board or department is responsible for such costs under subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of section 10-76d, as amended by this act.

If the school district where the child would otherwise reside declines to provide free school privileges, the school district where the temporary shelter is located shall provide free school privileges and may recover tuition from the school district where the child would otherwise reside.

In the case of children requiring special education who have been placed in out-of-district programs by either a board of education or state agency, the school district in which the child would otherwise reside shall continue to be responsible for the child's education until such time as a new residence is established, notwithstanding the fact that the child or child's family resides in a temporary shelter.

(f) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, educational services shall be provided by each local and regional board of education to homeless children and youths in accordance with the provisions of 42 USC 11431, et seq., as amended from time to time.

(g) (1) For purposes of this subsection, "juvenile detention facility" means a juvenile detention facility operated by, or under contract with, the Judicial Department.

(2) The local or regional board of education for the school district in which a juvenile detention facility is located shall be responsible for the provision of general education and special education and related services to children detained in such facility.

The provision of general education and special education and related services shall be in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws concerning the provision of educational services.

Such board may provide such educational services directly or may contract with public or private educational service providers for the provision of such services.

Tuition may be charged to the local or regional board of education under whose jurisdiction the child would otherwise be attending school for the provision of general education and special education and related services.

Responsibility for the provision of educational services to the child shall begin on the date of the child's placement in the juvenile detention facility and financial responsibility for the provision of such services shall begin upon the receipt by the child of such services.

(3) The local or regional board of education under whose jurisdiction the child would otherwise be attending school or, if no such board can be identified, the local or regional board of education for the school district in which the juvenile detention facility is located shall be financially responsible for the tuition charged for the provision of educational services to the child in such juvenile detention facility.

[The State Board of Education shall pay, on a current basis, any costs in excess of such local or regional board of education's prior year's average per pupil costs.

If the local or regional board of education under whose jurisdiction the child would otherwise be attending school cannot be identified, the local or regional board of education for the school district in which the juvenile detention facility is located shall be eligible to receive on a current basis from the State Board of Education any costs in excess of such local or regional board of education's prior year's average per pupil costs.

Application for the grant to be paid by the state for costs in excess of the local or regional board of education's basic contribution shall be made in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (5) of subsection (e) of section 10-76d.] (4) The local or regional board of education under whose jurisdiction the child would otherwise be attending school shall be financially responsible for the provision of educational services to the child placed in a juvenile detention facility as provided in subdivision (3) of this subsection notwithstanding that the child has been suspended from school pursuant to section 10-233c, has been expelled from school pursuant to section 10-233d or has withdrawn, dropped out or otherwise terminated enrollment from school.

Upon notification of such board of education by the educational services provider for the juvenile detention facility, the child shall be reenrolled in the school district where the child would otherwise be attending school or, if no such district can be identified, in the school district in which the juvenile detention facility is located, and provided with educational services in accordance with the provisions of this subsection.

(5) The local or regional board of education under whose jurisdiction the child would otherwise be attending school or, if no such board can be identified, the local or regional board of education for the school district in which the juvenile detention facility is located shall be notified in writing by the Judicial Branch of the child's placement at the juvenile detention facility not later than one business day after the child's placement, notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes to the contrary.

The notification shall include the child's name and date of birth, the address of the child's parents or guardian, placement location and contact information, and such other information as is necessary to provide educational services to the child.

(6) Prior to the child's discharge from the juvenile detention facility, an assessment of the school work completed by the child shall be conducted by the local or regional board of education responsible for the provision of educational services to children in the juvenile detention facility to determine an assignment of academic credit for the work completed.

Credit assigned shall be the credit of the local or regional board of education responsible for the provision of the educational services.

Credit assigned for work completed by the child shall be accepted in transfer by the local or regional board of education for the school district in which the child continues his or her education after discharge from the juvenile detention facility.

SubdivisionSubsection (1) of subsection (d) of section 10-66ee10-71 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2017):

(d) (1)Notwithstanding [For the purposesprovisions of equalizationthis aidsection, grantsfor pursuantthe tofiscal sectionyears 10-262h,ending theJune state30, shall2004, payto in]June The30, state[2017] charter2019, schoolinclusive, perthe studentamount grantof shallthe begrants basedpayable onto (A)towns, theregional foundationboards level,of aseducation definedor regional educational service centers in accordance with this section 10-262f,shall asbe amendedreduced byproportionately thisif act,the andtotal (B)of such grants in such year exceeds the povertyamount levelappropriated offor the studentspurposes enrolledof inthis chartersection school.for such year.

In accordance with this subsection, [to the town in which a] the state shall pay each state charter school [is located] a per student grant of eleven thousand five hundred dollars for each student enrolled in each such school, for the fiscal year ending [June 30, 2013, ten thousand two hundred dollars, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, ten thousand five hundred dollars, and for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, and each fiscal year thereafter, eleven thousand dollars] June 30, 2018, and each fiscal year thereafter.

Such payments shall be made as follows:

Twenty-five per cent of the amount not later than July fifteenth and September first based on estimated student enrollment on May first, and twenty-five per cent of the amount not later than January first and the remaining amount not later than April first, each based on student enrollment on October first.

Notwithstanding the provisions of this subdivision, the payment of the remaining amount made not later than April 15, 2013, shall be within available appropriations and may be adjusted for each student on a pro rata basis.

Subsection (b)(e) of section 10-110-66j of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2017):

(b)(e) TheNotwithstanding Governor shall appoint, with the adviceprovisions and consent of thethis Generalsection, Assembly,for the membersfiscal ofyears saidending board,June provided30, each2004, studentto memberJune (1)30, is[2017] on2019, inclusive, the listamount submittedof togrants thepayable Governor pursuant to sectionregional 10-2a,educational (2)service iscenters enrolledshall inbe areduced publicproportionately highif school in the state,total (3)of hassuch completedgrants eleventhin gradesuch prioryear toexceeds the commencementamount ofappropriated hisfor term,such (4)grants hasfor atsuch leastyear. a B plus average, and (5) provides at least three references from teachers in the school the student member is attending.

The nonstudent members shall serve for terms of four years commencing on March first in the year of their appointment.

The student members shall serve for terms of one year commencing on July first in the year of their appointment.

The president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, the chairperson of the Planning Commission for Higher Education and the chairperson of the technical high school system board shall serve as ex-officio members without a vote.

Any vacancy in said State Board of Education shall be filled in the manner provided in section 4-19.

SectionSubdivision 10a-1d(2) of subsection (e) of section 10-76d of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2017):

(a)(2) ThereFor ispurposes establishedof [anthis Officesubdivision, of"public Higheragency" Education]includes athe divisionoffices of highera educationgovernment withinof thea Departmentfederally ofrecognized Education.Native American tribe.

TheNotwithstanding [Officeany other provisions of Higherthe Education]general divisionstatutes, shallfor administerthe fiscal year ending June 30, 1987, and each fiscal year thereafter, whenever a public agency, other than a local or regional board of education, the programsState setBoard forthof Education or the Superior Court acting pursuant to section 10-76h, places a child in sectionsa 10-19g,foster 10-155d,home, 10a-10a,group 10a-11,home, 10a-11a,hospital, 10a-17d,state 10a-34institution, toreceiving 10a-34f,home, inclusive,custodial 10a-35,institution 10a-166,or 10a-168a,any 10a-169a,other 10a-169bresidential or day treatment facility, and 10a-173.such child requires special education, the local or regional board of education under whose jurisdiction the child would otherwise be attending school or, if no such board can be identified, the local or regional board of education of the town where the child is placed, shall provide the requisite special education and related services to such child in accordance with the provisions of this section.

TheWithin [Officeone business day of Highersuch Education]a divisionplacement by the Department of Children and Families or offices of a government of a federally recognized Native American tribe, said department or offices shall beorally notify the local or regional board of education responsible for approvingproviding anyspecial actioneducation takenand pursuantrelated services to sectionssuch 10a-34child toof 10a-34f,such inclusive.placement.

(b)The [Thedepartment Governoror offices shall appointprovide anwritten executivenotification director of the Office of Higher Education in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-5 to 4-8,such inclusive.]board The Commissioner of Education,such inplacement consultationwithin withtwo thebusiness Planningdays Commission for Higher Education, established pursuant to section 10a-11b, as amended by this act, shall recommend a candidate for division chief of the divisionplacement. of higher education who shall be appointed as division chief by the State Board of Education.

TheSuch [executivelocal director]or divisionregional chiefboard of education shall haveconvene thea responsibilityplanning and placement team meeting for implementingsuch thechild policieswithin andthirty directivesdays of the [office]placement division and shall haveinvite additionala responsibilitiesrepresentative asof the [board]Department Stateof BoardChildren and Families or offices of Education,a ingovernment consultationof witha thefederally Planningrecognized CommissionNative forAmerican Highertribe Education,to mayparticipate prescribe.in such meeting.

(c)(A) The divisionlocal ofor higherregional educationboard mayof makeeducation recommendationsunder towhose thejurisdiction Commissionersuch ofchild Educationwould forotherwise changesbe (1)attending inschool programshall administration,be including,financially butresponsible notfor limitedthe to,reasonable thecosts programsof describedsuch inspecial sectionseducation 10-19g,and 10-155d,related 10a-10a,services 10a-11,in 10a-11a,an 10a-17d,amount 10a-34equal to 10a-34f,the inclusive,lesser 10a-35,of 10a-166,one 10a-168a,hundred 10a-169a,per 10a-169bcent andof 10a-173,the (2)costs inof such education or the provisionsaverage per pupil educational costs of sectionssuch 10a-34board toof 10a-34f,education inclusive,for andthe (3)prior fiscal year, determined in accordance with the operationprovisions of subsection (a) of section 10a-10.10-76f.

(d) The divisionState Board of Higher Education shall servepay on a current basis, except as staffprovided toin thesubdivision Planning(3) Commissionof forthis Highersubsection, Education.any costs in excess of such local or regional board's basic contributions paid by such board of education in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision.

The(B) divisionWhenever shalla reportchild is placed pursuant to this subdivision, on or after July 1, 1995, by the progressDepartment of Children and makeFamilies recommendationsand regarding the implementationlocal or regional board of education under whose jurisdiction such child would otherwise be attending school cannot be identified, the higherlocal or regional board of education strategicunder masterwhose planjurisdiction the child attended school or in whose district the child resided at the time of removal from the home by said department shall be responsible for higherthe reasonable costs of special education inand Connecticut,related asservices describedprovided into such child, for one calendar year or until the child is committed to the state pursuant to section 10a-11b,46b-129 asor amended46b-140 byor thisis act,returned to the Planningchild's Commissionparent foror Higherguardian, Education.whichever is earlier.

If the child remains in such placement beyond one calendar year the Department of Children and Families shall be responsible for such costs.

During the period the local or regional board of education is responsible for the reasonable cost of special education and related services pursuant to this subparagraph, the board shall be responsible for such costs in an amount equal to the lesser of one hundred per cent of the costs of such education and related services or the average per pupil educational costs of such board of education for the prior fiscal year, determined in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of section 10-76f.

The State Board of Education shall pay on a current basis, except as provided in subdivision (3) of this subsection, any costs in excess of such local or regional board's basic contributions paid by such board of education in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision.

The costs for services other than educational shall be paid by the state agency which placed the child.

The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to the school districts established within the Department of Children and Families, pursuant to section 17a-37 or the Department of Correction, pursuant to section 18-99a, provided in any case in which special education is being provided at a private residential institution, including the residential components of regional educational service centers, to a child for whom no local or regional board of education can be found responsible under subsection (b) of this section, Unified School District #2 shall provide the special education and related services and be financially responsible for the reasonable costs of such special education instruction for such children.

Notwithstanding the provisions of this subdivision, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2004, to June 30, 2007, inclusive, and for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2010, to June 30, [2017] 2019, inclusive, the amount of the grants payable to local or regional boards of education in accordance with this subdivision shall be reduced proportionately if the total of such grants in such year exceeds the amount appropriated for the purposes of this subdivision for such year.

SectionSubsection 10-3a(d) of section 10-76g of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2017):

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2004, to June 30, 2007, inclusive, and for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2010, to June 30, [2017] 2019, inclusive, the amount of the grants payable to local or regional boards of education in accordance with this section, except grants paid in accordance with subdivision (2) of subsection (a) Thereof this section, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2006, and June 30, 2007, and for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2010, to June 30, [2017] 2019, inclusive, shall be areduced Departmentproportionately if the total of Educationsuch whichgrants shallin servesuch asyear exceeds the administrativeamount armappropriated offor the Statepurposes Board of Education.this section for such year.

The department shall be under the direction of the Commissioner of Education, whose appointment shall be recommended to the Governor by the State Board of Education for a term of four years to be coterminous with the term of the Governor.

Such appointment shall be in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-5 to 4-7, inclusive.

The Commissioner of Education shall be the administrative officer of the department and shall administer, coordinate and supervise the activities of the department in accordance with the policies established by the board.

(b) The State Board of Education shall organize the Department of Education into such bureaus, divisions and other units as may be necessary for the efficient conduct of the business of the department, and may, from time to time, create, abolish, transfer or consolidate within the department any bureau, division or other unit as may be necessary for the efficient conduct of the business of said board.

Upon such organization or reorganization the board shall adopt regulations pursuant to the provisions of chapter 54.

The board may create such advisory boards as it deems necessary for the efficient conduct of the business of the department.

(c) The Department of Education shall constitute a successor department, in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-38d, 4-38e and 4-39, to the Office of Higher Education.

Where any order or regulation of said departments conflict, the State Board of Education may implement policies or procedures consistent with the provisions of this title and title 10a while in the process of adopting such policies or procedures in regulation form, provided notice of intent to adopt such regulations is printed in the Connecticut Law Journal not later than twenty days after implementation.

Any such policies or procedures shall be valid until the time final regulations are adopted.

The Commissioner of Education, in accordance with policies established by the State Board of Education, may appoint and remove members of the staffs of the division of higher education.

Subsection (a)(b) of section 10a-610-253 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2017):

(a)(b) The Boardboard of Regentseducation of the school district under whose jurisdiction a child would otherwise be attending school shall be financially responsible for Higherthe Educationreasonable shall:costs of education for a child placed out by the Commissioner of Children and Families or by other agencies, including, but not limited to, offices of a government of a federally recognized Native American tribe, in a private residential facility when such child requires educational services other than special education services.

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(3)The establishcosts tuitionfor andservices studentother feethan policieseducational forshall thebe Connecticutpaid Stateby University System, the regionalstate community-technicalagency collegewhich systemplaced andthe Charterchild. Oak State College;

(4)Application monitorfor and evaluate the effectivenessgrant andto viabilitybe ofpaid by the state universities,for costs in excess of the local or regional community-technicalboard collegesof andeducation's Charterbasic Oakcontribution Stateshall Collegebe made in accordance with criteriathe establishedprovisions byof thesubdivision board;(5) of subsection (e) of section 10-76d.

(5)Notwithstanding merge or close institutions within the Connecticutprovisions Stateof Universitythis System,subsection, for the regionalfiscal community-technicalyears collegeending systemJune and30, Charter2004, Oakto StateJune College30, in2007, accordanceinclusive, withand criteriafor established by the board,fiscal providedyears (A)ending suchJune recommended30, merger2010, orto closingJune shall30, require[2017] a2019, two-thirdsinclusive, votethe amount of the board,grants andpayable (B)to noticelocal or regional boards of sucheducation recommendedin mergeraccordance orwith closingthis subsection shall be sentreduced toproportionately if the committeetotal havingof cognizancesuch overgrants mattersin relatingsuch toyear educationexceeds andthe toamount appropriated for the Generalpurposes Assembly;of this subsection for such year.

(6) review and approve mission statements for the Connecticut State University System, the regional community-technical college system and Charter Oak State College and role and scope statements for the individual institutions and campuses of such constituent units;

(7) review and approve any recommendations for the establishment of new academic programs submitted to the board by the state universities within the Connecticut State University System, the regional community-technical colleges and Charter Oak State College, and, in consultation with the affected constituent units, provide for the initiation, consolidation or termination of academic programs;

(8) develop criteria to ensure acceptable quality in (A) programs at the Connecticut State University System, the regional community-technical college system and Charter Oak State College, and (B) institutions within the Connecticut State University System and the regional community-technical college system and enforce standards through licensing and accreditation;

(9) prepare and present to the Governor and General Assembly, in accordance with section 10a-8, consolidated operating and capital expenditure budgets for the Connecticut State University System, the regional community-technical college system and Charter Oak State College developed in accordance with the provisions of said section 10a-8;

(10) review and make recommendations on plans received from the Connecticut State University System, the regional community-technical college system and Charter Oak State College to implement the goals identified in section 10a-11c;

(11) [appoint advisory committees with representatives from public and independent institutions of higher education to study methods and proposals for coordinating efforts of the public institutions of higher education under its jurisdiction with The University of Connecticut and the independent institutions of higher education to implement the goals identified in section 10a-11c;

(12)] (evaluate (A) means of implementing the goals identified in section 10a-11c, and (B) any recommendations made by the Planning Commission for Higher Education in implementing the higher education strategic master plan pursuant to section 10a-11b, as amended by this act, through alternative and nontraditional approaches such as external degrees and credit by examination;

[(13)] (12) coordinate programs and services among the Connecticut State University System, the regional community-technical college system and Charter Oak State College;

[(14)] (13) assess opportunities for collaboration with The University of Connecticut and the independent institutions of higher education to implement the goals identified in section 10a-11c;

[(15)] (14) make or enter into contracts, leases or other agreements in connection with its responsibilities under this part, provided all acquisitions of real estate by lease or otherwise shall be subject to the provisions of section 4b-23;

[(16)] (15) be responsible for the care and maintenance of permanent records of institutions of higher education dissolved after September 1, 1969;

[(17)] (16) prepare and present to the Governor and General Assembly legislative proposals affecting the Connecticut State University System, the regional community-technical college system and Charter Oak State College;

[(18)] (17) develop and maintain a central higher education information system and establish definitions and data requirements for the Connecticut State University System, the regional community-technical college system and Charter Oak State College;

[(19)] (18) report all new programs and program changes at the Connecticut State University System, the regional community-technical college system and Charter Oak State College to the Office of Higher Education;

and [(20)] (19) undertake such studies and other activities as will best serve the higher educational interests of the Connecticut State University System, the regional community-technical college system and Charter Oak State College.

SectionSubdivision 10a-11b(4) of subsection (a) of section 10-266m of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2017):

(a)(4) ThereNotwithstanding isthe establishedprovisions aof Planningthis Commissionsection, for Higherthe Educationfiscal years ending June 30, 2004, to developJune and30, ensure[2017] 2019, inclusive, the implementationamount of atransportation highergrants payable to local or regional boards of education strategicshall masterbe planreduced [forproportionately higherif education]the total of such grants in Connecticut.such year exceeds the amount appropriated for such grants for such year.

(1) The commission shall consist of the following voting members:

(A) [Two members appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall have experience as former administrators or faculty members in independent institutions of higher education in this state;

(B) two members appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one of whom shall be a former administrator or faculty member of a regional community-technical college and one of whom shall be a former administrator or faculty member of The University of Connecticut;

(C) two members appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be a former administrator or faculty member of a state university in the Connecticut State University System and one of whom shall be a former administrator or faculty member of Charter Oak State College;

(D) two members appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, one of whom shall have experience in the field of arts and culture and one of whom shall have experience in the field of health care;

(E) two members appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives who shall have knowledge and expertise in science and technology;

(F) two members appointed by the minority leader of the Senate who shall represent state-wide business organizations;

and (G) five members appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall represent a nonprofit education foundation, one of whom shall have experience in university research and its commercial application and one of whom shall have experience in the field of education from prekindergarten to grade twelve, inclusive.] The president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, the president of The University of Connecticut, or their designees from the Board of Regents and Board of Trustees;

(B) the provost of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities and the provost of The University of Connecticut;

(C) the chair of the Board of Regents for the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, or the chair's designee, and the chair of the Board of Trustees for The University of Connecticut, or the chair's designee;

(D) the president, vice president or chair of the board of a large independent institution of higher education in the state, to be selected by the president of the Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges;

(E) the president, vice president or chair of the board of a small independent institution of higher education in the state, to be selected by the president of the Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges;

(F) a representative from a private occupational school, to be selected by the president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities based upon three recommendations by the Commissioner of Education;

(G) a teaching faculty representative from the Connecticut State Universities, to be selected by the president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities;

(H) a teaching faculty representative from the regional community-technical colleges, to be selected by the president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities;

(I) a teaching faculty representative from The University of Connecticut, to be selected by the president of The University of Connecticut;

(J) a teaching faculty representative from a private occupational school in the state, to be selected by the president of the Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges;

(K) one member appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, who shall be a representative of a large manufacturing employer in the state;

(L) one member appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall be a representative of a large financial or insurance services employer in the state;

(M) one member appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who shall be a representative of an information technology or digital media employer in the state;

(N) one member appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who shall be a representative of a small business employer in the state;

(O) one member appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives, who shall be a representative of a health care employer in the state;

and (P) one member appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives, who shall be a representative of a small business employer in the state.

The commission membership shall, where feasible, reflect the state's geographic, racial and ethnic diversity.

(2) The following persons shall serve as ex-officio nonvoting members on the commission:

(A) The [president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, the] Commissioner of Education, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and the Labor Commissioner, or their designees;

(B) [the chairpersons of the boards of trustees and the chief executive officers of each constituent unit of the state system of higher education, or their designees;

(C) the chairperson of the board and president of the Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges, or their designees;

(D)] a member of the State Board of Education, as designated by the chairperson of the state board;

(C) the superintendent of the technical high school system, or the superintendent's designee;

(D) the chief executive officer of Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, or the chief executive officer's designee;

(E) the chairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education and employment advancement;

and [(E)] (F) the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the secretary's designee.

(3) The Governor shall appoint the chairperson from among the commission's members.

The commission shall elect a [chairperson] vice-chairperson at its first meeting.

Any vacancies shall be filled by the appointing authority.

The term of each appointed member of the commission shall be three years from the date of appointment.

The commission members shall serve without compensation.

[except for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.] The commission may seek the advice and participation of any person, organization or state or federal agency it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.

The commission may, within available appropriations, retain consultants to assist in carrying out its duties.

The commission may receive funds from any public or private sources to carry out its activities.

The division of higher education, within the Department of Education, shall serve as staff of the commission.

(b) [In accordance with subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 10a-6, the] The commission shall develop and ensure the implementation of a higher education strategic master plan that:

(1) Examines the impact of demographic, workforce and education trends on higher education in the state;

(2) (A) Establishes numerical goals for 2015, [and] 2020 and 2025 to increase the number of people earning a bachelor's degree, associate degree or certificate, increases the number of people successfully completing coursework at the community college level and the number of people entering the state's workforce and eliminates the postsecondary achievement gap between minority students and the general student population, and (B) includes specific strategies for meeting such goals, as well as strategies for meeting the goals pursuant to [subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 10a-6] subsection (b) of section 10a-6 and section 10a-11c;

(3) Examines and recommends changes to funding policies, practices and accountability in order to (A) align policies and practices with the goals set forth in subsection (b) of section 10a-6 and section 10a-11c, including an evaluation of the use of strategic and performance-based incentive funding;

(B) determine how the constituent units shall annually report to the General Assembly and the public in a transparent and thorough manner regarding each constituent unit's expenditures, staffing and state support, including the state appropriation, personnel expenses, personnel fringe benefits, capital improvement bonds and financial aid to students;

[and] (C) improve coordination of appropriation, tuition and financial aid and seek ways to maximize funding through federal and private grants;

and (D) develop methods to simplify and reduce duplication in the administrative functions of each constituent unit;

and (4) Recommends ways in which each constituent unit of the state system of higher education and independent institution of higher education in the state can, in a manner consistent with such institution's mission, expand such institution's role in advancing the state's economic growth.

(c) In developing the higher education strategic master plan, the commission shall review the plans pursuant to sections 10a-6, as amended by this act, and 10a-11.

In addition, the commission may consider the following:

(1) Establishing incentives for institutional performance and productivity;

(2) increasing financial aid incentive programs, especially in workforce shortage areas and for minority students;

(3) implementing mandatory college preparatory curricula in high schools and aligning such curricula with curricula in institutions of higher education;

(4) seeking partnerships with the business community and public institutions of higher education to serve the needs of workforce retraining that may include bridge programs in which businesses work directly with higher education institutions to move students into identified workforce shortage areas;

(5) establishing collaborative partnerships between public high schools and institutions of higher education;

(6) implementing programs in high school to assist high school students seeking a college track or alternative pathways for post-secondary education, such as vocational and technical opportunities;

(7) developing policies to promote and measure retention and graduation rates of students, including graduation rates for students who have transferred among two or more constituent units or public institutions of higher education;

(8) addressing the educational needs of minority students and nontraditional students, including, but not limited to, part-time students, incumbent workers, adult learners, former inmates and immigrants, in order to increase enrollment and retention in institutions of higher education;

and (9) addressing the affordability of tuition at institutions of higher education and the issue of increased student indebtedness.

(d) Not later than June 1, 2014, the commission shall submit a preliminary report on the development of the higher education strategic master plan and, not later than September 1, 2014, the commission shall submit the higher education strategic master plan, including specific goals and benchmarks for the years ending 2020 and 2025, together with any recommendations for appropriate legislation and funding to the Governor and the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education and employment advancement, education, commerce, labor and appropriations, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a.

(e) Not later than January 1, 2016, and annually thereafter, the commission shall submit a report to the Governor and the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education and employment advancement, education, commerce, labor and appropriations, in accordance with section 11-4a, on the implementation of the plan and progress made toward achieving the goals specified in the plan.

The commission may periodically suggest changes to the goals as necessary.

(f) Not later than January 1, [2016] 2018, for purposes of implementing the higher education strategic master plan pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the commission, in collaboration with the Office of Policy and Management, shall establish [working groups and consult with any existing working groups, commissions or task forces that may investigate and offer guidance on specific objectives identified by the commission or the office, including, but not limited to, outcomes-based financing and workforce development, the examination of which by the commission are] two standing subcommittees and may establish any working groups necessary to supplement the work of the subcommittees or work essential to achieving the goals specified in the plan.

The chairperson and vice-chairperson of the commission shall appoint the members of the standing subcommittees and working groups, and may appoint members to such standing subcommittees and working groups who are not members of the commission.

(1) One standing subcommittee shall focus on data, metrics and accountability, and build upon the work of the Higher Education Coordinating Council and Preschool through 20 and Workforce Information Network in its measures and data.

Such measures shall be used to assess the progress of each public institution of higher education toward meeting the commission's goals.

The subcommittee shall collaborate with the Labor Department to (A) produce periodic reports, capable of being sorted by student age, on the employment status, job retention and earnings of students enrolled in academic and noncredit vocational courses and programs, both prior to enrollment and after completion of such courses and programs, who leave the constituent units upon graduation or otherwise, and (B) develop an annual affordability index for public higher education that is based on state-wide median family income.

The subcommittee shall submit annual reports to the commission and the constituent units.

(2) One standing subcommittee shall focus on the higher education strategic master plan, analyzing the plans submitted since 2014 and making recommendations to the commission on key areas.

The commission may recommend key areas of focus each year and require the standing subcommittee to report to the commission on such key areas.

(g) The commission may appoint advisory committees with representatives from public and independent institutions of higher education to study methods and proposals for coordinating efforts of the public institutions of higher education and the independent institutions of higher education to implement the goals identified in section 10a-11c.

(h) The commission may review its goals and plans and determine how best to align its work with the work of the Higher Education Innovation and Entrepreneurship Working Group and the Higher Education Entrepreneurship Advisory Committee, established pursuant to sections 27 and 28 of public act 16-3 of the May special session.

Subsection (a) of section 10a-55i of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2017):

(a) There is established a Higher Education Consolidation Committee which shall be convened by the chairpersons of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education or such chairpersons' designee, who shall be a member of such joint standing committee.

The membership of the Higher Education Consolidation Committee shall consist of the higher education subcommittee on appropriations and the chairpersons, vice chairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education and appropriations.

The Higher Education Consolidation Committee shall establish a meeting and public hearing schedule for purposes of receiving updates from (1) the Board of Regents for Higher Education on the progress of the consolidation of the state system of higher education pursuant to this section, section 4-9c, subsection (g) of section 5-160, section 5-199d, subsection (a) of section 7-323k, subsection (a) of section 7-608, subsection (a) of section 10-9, section 10-155d, subdivision (14) of section 10-183b, sections 10a-1a to 10a-1d, inclusive, as amended by this act, 10a-3 and 10a-3a, [subsection (a) of section 10a-6a, sections 10a-6b,] sections 10a-8, 10a-10a to 10a-11a, inclusive, 10a-17d and 10a-22a, subsections (f) and (h) of section 10a-22b, subsections (c) and (d) of section 10a-22d, sections 10a-22h and 10a-22k, subsection (a) of section 10a-22n, sections 10a-22r, 10a-22s, 10a-22u, 10a-22v, 10a-22x and 10a-34 to 10a-35a, inclusive, subsection (a) of section 10a-48a, sections 10a-71 and 10a-72, subsections (c) and (f) of section 10a-77, section 10a-88, subsection (a) of section 10a-89, subsection (c) of section 10a-99 and sections 10a-102, 10a-104, 10a-105, 10a-109e, 10a-143 and 10a-168a, and (2) the Board of Regents for Higher Education and The University of Connecticut on the program approval process for the constituent units.

The Higher Education Consolidation Committee shall convene its first meeting on or before September 15, 2011, and meet not less than once every two months.

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17.

Subsection (i) of section 10-217a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2017):

(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, for the [fiscal years ending June 30, 2008, to June 30, 2017, inclusive] fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of the grants payable to local or regional boards of education in accordance with this section shall be reduced proportionately if the total of such grants in such year exceeds the amount appropriated for purposes of this section.

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18.

Subsection (d) of section 10-71 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2017):

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, for the [fiscal years ending June 30, 2004, to June 30, 2017, inclusive] fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of the grants payable to towns, regional boards of education or regional educational service centers in accordance with this section shall be reduced proportionately if the total of such grants in such year exceeds the amount appropriated for the purposes of this section for such year.

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19.

Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, for the [fiscalfiscal years ending June 30, 2009, to June 30, 2017,[2017] inclusive]2019, fiscalinclusive, year ending June 30, 2018, and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of grants payable to local or regional boards of education for the provision of a program of bilingual education under this section shall be reduced proportionately if the total of such grants in such year exceeds the amount appropriated for such grants for such year.

20.17.

SectionSubsection 10-66j(b) of section 10-14u of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2017):

(a)(b) TheFor Statethe Boardschool ofyear Educationcommencing shallJuly encourage1, the2014, formationand ofeach aschool state-wideyear systemthereafter, ofthe regionalCommissioner educationalof serviceEducation centersshall andcreate shallan adoptintensive regulationsreading withinstruction respectprogram to standardsimprove forstudent reviewliteracy andin approvalgrades ofkindergarten regionalto educationgrade servicethree, centersinclusive, inand accordanceclose withthe sectionsachievement 10-66agap. and 10-66h.

[(b)Such Eachintensive regionalreading educationalinstruction serviceprogram center shall receiveinclude anroutine annualreading grantassessments equalfor students in kindergarten to thegrade sumthree, inclusive, scientifically-based reading research and instruction, an intensive reading intervention strategy, as described in subsection (c) of thethis following:section, supplemental reading instruction and reading remediation plans, as described in subsection (d) of this section, and an intensive summer school reading program, as described in subsection (e) of this section.

For the school year commencing July 1, 2014, the commissioner shall select five elementary schools that are (1) Anlocated amountin equalan [educational reform] opportunity district, as defined in section 10-262u, as amended by this act, (2) participating in the commissioner's network of schools, pursuant to fiftysection 10-223h, or (3) among the lowest five per cent of theelementary totalschools amountin appropriatedschool subject performance indices for purposesreading ofand thismathematics, as defined in section divided10-223e, as amended by six;this act, to participate in the intensive reading instruction program and for the school year commencing July 1, 2015, and each school year thereafter, the commissioner may select up to five additional such elementary schools to participate in the intensive reading instruction program.

(2) An amount equal to twenty-five per cent of such appropriation multiplied by the ratio of the number of its member boards of education to the total number of member boards of education state-wide;

and (3) An amount equal to twenty-five per cent of such appropriation multiplied by the ratio of the sum of state aid pursuant to section 10-262h for all of its member boards of education to the total amount of state aid pursuant to section 10-262h state-wide.

(c) Within the available appropriation, no regional educational service center shall receive less aid pursuant to subsection (b) of this section than it received for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999.

Amounts determined for regional educational service centers pursuant to subsection (b) of this section in excess of the amounts received for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, shall be reduced proportionately to implement such provision if necessary.] [(d)] (b) Each regional educational service center shall support regional efforts to recruit and retain minority educators.

[(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2004, to June 30, 2017, inclusive, the amount of grants payable to regional educational service centers shall be reduced proportionately if the total of such grants in such year exceeds the amount appropriated for such grants for such year.] Sec.

21.

Subsection (d) of section 7-127e of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2017):

(d) In order to be eligible to receive funds from the Department of Education for [the Leadership, Education, Athletics in Partnership (LEAP) program, or] the neighborhood youth centers program, an applicant [must] shall provide a match of at least fifty per cent of the grant amount.

The cash portion of such match shall be at least twenty-five per cent of the grant amount.

22.18.

SectionSubsection 10-215b(a) of section 10-16z of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2017):

(a) TheThere State Board of Education is authorizedestablished to expend in each fiscal year an amount equal to [(1)] the moneyEarly requiredChildhood pursuantCabinet. to the matching requirements of said federal laws and shall disburse the same in accordance with said laws.

[, and (2)] (b) The Statecabinet Board of Education is authorized to expend in each fiscal year an amount equal to ten cents per lunch served in the prior school year in accordance with said laws by any local or regional board of education, the technical high school system or governing authority of a state charter school, interdistrict magnet school or endowed academy approved pursuant to section 10-34 that participates in the National School Lunch Program and certifies pursuant to section 10-215f that the nutrition standards established by the Department of Education pursuant to section 10-215e shall beconsist met.of:

Notwithstanding(1) The Commissioner of Early Childhood, or the provisionscommissioner's designee, (2) the Commissioner of thisEducation, subsection,or forthe commissioner's designee, (3) the fiscalCommissioner yearof endingSocial JuneServices, 30,or 2018,the commissioner's designee, (4) the president of the Connecticut State Colleges and eachUniversities, fiscalor yearthe thereafter,president's designee, (5) the amountCommissioner of Public Health, or the grantscommissioner's payabledesignee, to(6) athe localCommissioner of Developmental Services, or regionalthe boardcommissioner's designee, (7) the Commissioner of education,Children and Families, or the technicalcommissioner's highdesignee, school(8) systemthe executive director of the Commission on Women, Children and Seniors, or the governingexecutive authoritydirector's designee, (9) the project director of the Connecticut Head Start State Collaboration Office, (10) a stateparent charteror school,guardian interdistrictof magneta schoolchild who attends or endowedattended academya school readiness program appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives, (11) a representative of a local provider of early childhood education appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, (12) a representative of the Connecticut Family Resource Center Alliance appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives, (13) a representative of a state-funded child care center appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, (14) two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom is a member of a board of education for a town designated as an alliance district, as defined in accordancesection with10-262u, as amended by this act, and one of whom is a parent who has a child attending a school in an [educational reform] opportunity district, as defined in section shall10-262u, beas reducedamended proportionatelyby ifthis act, (15) two appointed by the totalpresident pro tempore of suchthe grantsSenate, one of whom is a representative of an association of early education and child care providers and one of whom is a representative of a public elementary school with a prekindergarten program, (16) eight appointed by the Governor, one of whom is a representative of the Connecticut Head Start Association, one of whom is a representative of the business community in suchthis yearstate, exceedsone of whom is a representative of the amountphilanthropic appropriatedcommunity in this state, one of whom is a representative of the Connecticut State Employees Association, one of whom is an administrator of the child care development block grant pursuant to the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, one of whom is responsible for purposesadministering grants received under section 1419 of thisPart section.B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 USC 1419, as amended from time to time, one of whom is responsible for administering the provisions of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 20 USC 6301 et seq., and one of whom is responsible for coordinating education services to children and youth who are homeless, (17) the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the secretary's designee, (18) the Lieutenant Governor, or the Lieutenant Governor's designee, (19) the Commissioner of Housing, or the commissioner's designee, and (20) the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, or the commissioner's designee.

[(b)] (c) The State Board of Education shall prescribe the manner and time of application by such board of education, the technical high school system, such governing authority or controlling authority of the nonpublic schools for such funds, provided such application shall include the certification that any funds received pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be used for the program approved.

The State Board of Education shall determine the eligibility of the applicant to receive such grants pursuant to regulations provided in subsection (c) of this section and shall certify to the Comptroller the amount of the grant for which the board of education, the technical high school system, the governing authority or the controlling authority of a nonpublic school is eligible.

Upon receipt of such certification, the Comptroller shall draw an order on the Treasurer in the amount, at the time and to the payee so certified.

[(c)] (d) The State Board of Education may adopt such regulations as may be necessary in implementing this section and sections 10-215 [to 10-215b, inclusive] and 10-215a, as amended by this act.

[(d)] (e) The Commissioner of Education shall establish a procedure for monitoring compliance by boards of education, the technical high school system, or governing authorities with certifications submitted in accordance with section 10-215f and may adjust grant amounts pursuant to [subdivision (2) of subsection (a)] subsection (b) of this section based on failure to comply with said certification.

23.19.

Section 10-215a10-265p of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2017):

NonpublicThe schoolsCommissioner andof nonprofitEducation agenciesshall, maywithin participateavailable inappropriations, theestablish schoola breakfast,wraparound lunchservices andgrant otherprogram feedingthat programsawards providedgrants into sections[educational 10-215reform] toopportunity 10-215b,districts, inclusive, as amendeddefined byin thissection act,10-262u, under such regulations as mayamended be promulgated by thethis Stateact, Boardfor ofsocial-emotional Educationbehavioral insupports, conformancefamily withinvolvement said sections and undersupport, thestudent federalengagement, lawsphysical governinghealth saidand programs,wellness, exceptand thatsocial suchwork schools, other than the endowed academies approved pursuant to section 10-34, and agenciescase shallmanagement. not be eligible for the funding described in [subdivision (2) of] subsection [(a)] (b) of section 10-215b, as amended by this act.

The local or regional board of education for an [educational reform] opportunity district may apply to the commissioner for a grant under this section at such time and in such manner as the commissioner prescribes.

24.20.

SubsectionSection (a)10-265q of section 10-19o of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2017):

(a) The Commissioner of Education shallshall, establish, within available appropriations, aestablish an [educational reform] opportunity district science grant program tothat provideawards grants to youth[educational servicereform] bureausopportunity districts, as defined in accordancesection with10-262u, as amended by this section.act, for the purpose of improving student academic performance in science, reading and numeracy in kindergarten to grade eight, inclusive.

OnlyThe youthlocal serviceor bureausregional whichboard wereof eligibleeducation to receive grants pursuant to this section for thean fiscal[educational yearreform] endingopportunity Junedistrict 30,may 2007,apply or which applied for a grant by June 30, 2012, with prior approval of the town's contribution pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, or which applied for a grant during the fiscalcommissioner year ending June 30, 2015, shall be eligible for a grant pursuantunder to this section forat anysuch fiscaltime yearand commencingin onsuch ormanner afteras Julythe 1,commissioner 2012.prescribes.

EachIn awarding such youthgrants, servicethe bureaucommissioner shall receivegive priority to (1) applicant programs that partner with schools that have a grantrecord of fourteenlow thousandacademic dollars.performance in science, and (2) applicant after-school elementary science programs that have a record of improving student academic performance in science.

The Department of Education may expend an amount not to exceed two per cent of the amount appropriated for purposes of this section for administrative expenses.

If there are any remaining funds, each such youth service bureau that was awarded a grant in excess of fifteen thousand dollars in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1995, shall receive a percentage of such funds.

The percentage shall be determined as follows:

For each such grant in excess of fifteen thousand dollars, the difference between the amount of the grant awarded to the youth service bureau for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1995, and fifteen thousand dollars shall be divided by the difference between the total amount of the grants awarded to all youth service bureaus that were awarded grants in excess of fifteen thousand dollars for said fiscal year and the product of fifteen thousand dollars and the number of such grants for said fiscal year.

Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of the grants payable to youth service bureaus in accordance with this section shall be reduced proportionately if the total of such grants in such year exceeds the amount appropriated for purposes of this section.

25.21.

Section 17b-751d12-635 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2017):

The OfficeCommissioner of EarlyRevenue ChildhoodServices shall begrant thea leadcredit stateagainst agencyany fortax community-based,due prevention-focusedunder programsthe andprovisions activitiesof designedchapter to207, strengthen208, and209, support210, families211 toor prevent212: child abuse and neglect.

The(1) responsibilitiesIn an amount not to exceed one hundred per cent of the officetotal shallcash include,amount butinvested during the taxable year by the business firm in programs operated or created pursuant to proposals approved pursuant to section 12-632 for energy conservation projects directed toward properties occupied by persons, at least seventy-five per cent of whom are at an income level not beexceeding limitedone to,hundred collaboratingfifty withper statecent agencies,of hospitals,the clinics,poverty schoolslevel andfor communitythe serviceyear organizations,next to:preceding the year during which such tax credit is to be granted;

(1)(2) Initiatein an amount equal to one hundred per cent of the total cash amount invested during the taxable year by the business firm in programs operated or created pursuant to supportproposals familiesapproved atpursuant riskto section 12-632 for childenergy abuseconservation projects at properties owned or neglect;occupied by charitable corporations, foundations, trusts or other entities as determined under regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter;

(2)(3) assistin organizationsan amount equal to recognizeone childhundred abuseper cent of the total cash amount invested during the taxable year by the business firm in a comprehensive college access loan forgiveness program located in an ["educational reform district"] "opportunity district" as defined in section 10-262u, as amended by this act, that has established minimum eligibility criteria including, but not limited to, years of enrollment in the [educational reform] opportunity district, grade point average, attendance record and neglect;loan forgiveness prerequisite;

(3)or encourage(4) communityin safety;an amount not to exceed sixty per cent of the total cash amount invested during the taxable year by the business firm (A) in employment and training programs directed at youths, at least seventy-five per cent of whom are at an income level not exceeding one hundred fifty per cent of the poverty level for the year next preceding the year during which such tax credit is to be granted;

(4)(B) increasein broad-basedemployment effortsand totraining preventprograms childdirected abuseat andhandicapped neglect;persons as determined under regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter;

(5)(C) createin aemployment networkand oftraining agenciesprograms tofor advanceunemployed childworkers abusewho andare neglectfifty prevention;years of age or older;

(D) in education and (6)employment increasetraining publicprograms awarenessfor ofrecipients childin abusethe andtemporary neglectfamily issues.assistance program;

Theor office,(E) subjectin tochild availablecare state,services. federal and private funding, shall be responsible for implementing and maintaining programs and services, including, but not limited to:

(A)Any Theother Nurturingprogram Familieswhich Network,serves establishedpersons pursuantat toleast subsectionseventy-five (a)per cent of whom are at an income level not exceeding one hundred fifty per cent of the poverty level for the year next preceding the year during which such tax credit is to be granted and which meets the standards for eligibility under this chapter shall be eligible for a tax credit under this section 17b-751b;in an amount equal to sixty per cent of the total cash invested by the business firm in such program.

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[(F)]4 (C)July volunteer1, services;2017 19a-87b(c) Sec.

[(G)]5 (D)July family1, development2017 training;17b-749k(a) Sec.

[(H)]6 (E)July shaken1, baby2017 syndromeNew prevention;section Sec.

and7 [(I)]July (F)1, child2017 sexual10-19o(a) abuseSec. prevention.

8 July 1, 2017 10-217a(i) Sec.

26.9 July 1, 2017 10-281(b) Sec.

Subsection10 (b) of section 17a-106e of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2017):2017 10-71(d) Sec.

(b)11 TheJuly department1, shall2017 refer10-66j(e) anySec. child exhibiting developmental or social-emotional delays pursuant to such screenings to the birth-to-three program.

[The12 departmentJuly shall1, refer2017 any10-76d(e)(2) child who is not found eligible for services under the birth-to-three program to the Help Me Grow prevention program under the Office of Early Childhood, pursuant to section 17b-751d, or a similar program that the department deems appropriate.] Sec.

27.13 July 1, 2017 10-76g(d) Sec.

Subsection14 (c) of section 10-264l of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2017):2017 10-253(b) Sec.

(c)15 (1)July The1, maximum2017 amount10-266m(a)(4) eachSec. interdistrict magnet school program, except those described in subparagraphs (A) to (G), inclusive, of subdivision (3) of this subsection, shall be eligible to receive per enrolled student who is not a resident of the town operating the magnet school shall be (A) six thousand sixteen dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, (B) six thousand seven hundred thirty dollars for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2009, to June 30, 2012, inclusive, and (C) seven thousand eighty-five dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, and each fiscal year thereafter.

The16 perJuly pupil1, grant2017 for10-17g eachSec. enrolled student who is a resident of the town operating the magnet school program shall be three thousand dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, and each fiscal year thereafter.

(2)17 ForJuly the1, fiscal2017 year10-14u(b) endingSec. June 30, 2003, and each fiscal year thereafter, the commissioner may, within available appropriations, provide supplemental grants for the purposes of enhancing educational programs in such interdistrict magnet schools, as the commissioner determines.

Such18 grantsJuly shall1, be2017 made10-16z(a) afterSec. the commissioner has conducted a comprehensive financial review and approved the total operating budget for such schools, including all revenue and expenditure estimates.

(3)19 (A)July Except1, as2017 otherwise10-265p providedSec. in subparagraphs (C) to (G), inclusive, of this subdivision, each interdistrict magnet school operated by a regional educational service center that enrolls less than fifty-five per cent of the school's students from a single town shall receive a per pupil grant in the amount of (i) six thousand two hundred fifty dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, (ii) six thousand five hundred dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, (iii) seven thousand sixty dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, (iv) seven thousand six hundred twenty dollars for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2009, to June 30, 2012, inclusive, and (v) seven thousand nine hundred dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, and each fiscal year thereafter.

(B)20 ExceptJuly as1, otherwise2017 provided10-265q inSec. subparagraphs (C) to (G), inclusive, of this subdivision, each interdistrict magnet school operated by a regional educational service center that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent of the school's students from a single town shall receive a per pupil grant for each enrolled student who is not a resident of the district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent of the school's students in the amount of (i) six thousand sixteen dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, (ii) six thousand seven hundred thirty dollars for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2009, to June 30, 2012, inclusive, and (iii) seven thousand eighty-five dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, and each fiscal year thereafter.

The21 perJuly pupil1, grant2017 for12-635 eachED enrolledJoint studentFavorable whoSubst. is a resident of the district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent of the school's students shall be three thousand dollars.

(C) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, and each fiscal year thereafter, each interdistrict magnet school operated by a regional educational service center that began operations for the school year commencing July 1, 2001, and that for the school year commencing July 1, 2008, enrolled at least fifty-five per cent, but no more than eighty per cent of the school's students from a single town shall receive a per pupil grant (i) for each enrolled student who is a resident of the district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent, but no more than eighty per cent of the school's students, up to an amount equal to the total number of such enrolled students as of October 1, 2013, using the data of record, in the amount of eight thousand one hundred eighty dollars, (ii) for each enrolled student who is a resident of the district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent, but not more than eighty per cent of the school's students, in an amount greater than the total number of such enrolled students as of October 1, 2013, using the data of record, in the amount of three thousand dollars, (iii) for each enrolled student who is not a resident of the district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent, but no more than eighty per cent of the school's students, up to an amount equal to the total number of such enrolled students as of October 1, 2013, using the data of record, in the amount of eight thousand one hundred eighty dollars, and (iv) for each enrolled student who is not a resident of the district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent, but not more than eighty per cent of the school's students, in an amount greater than the total number of such enrolled students as of October 1, 2013, using the data of record, in the amount of seven thousand eighty-five dollars.

(D) (i) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (D)(ii) of this subparagraph, each interdistrict magnet school operated by (I) a regional educational service center, (II) the Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges on behalf of a regional community-technical college, (III) the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System on behalf of a state university, (IV) the Board of Trustees for The University of Connecticut on behalf of the university, (V) the board of governors for an independent institution of higher education, 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, except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (E) of this subdivision, (VI) cooperative arrangements pursuant to section 10-158a, (VII) any other third-party not-for-profit corporation approved by the commissioner, and (VIII) the Hartford school district for the operation of Great Path Academy on behalf of Manchester Community College, that enrolls less than sixty per cent of its students from Hartford pursuant to the 2008 stipulation and order for Milo Sheff, et al.

v.

William A.

O'Neill, et al., as extended, or the 2013 stipulation and order for Milo Sheff, et al.

v.

William A.