SR 4 — RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT IN SHEFF V. O'NEILL.

Senate General Assembly SenateFile Resolution No.

4 February Session, 2022 ReferredSenate toResolution CommitteeNo. on EDUCATION Introduced by:

4 Senate, March 10, 2022 The Senate Committee on Education reported through SEN.

LOONEY,MCCRORY, 11D. Dist.

of the 2nd Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the resolution ought to be adopted.

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4 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $ Education, Dept.

GF - Cost 26,222,070 29,802,613 Note:

GF=General Fund Municipal Impact:

Municipalities Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $ Various Local and Regional Revenue Potential Potential School Districts Gain Various Local and Regional Cost Potential Potential School Districts Explanation The resolution results in additional annual costs to the state, ranging from $26.2 million to $31.5 million, from FY 23 through at least FY 32, associated with the settlement agreement dated January 27, 2022, in the action Sheff v.

O'Neill.

FY 23:

The anticipated breakout of FY 23 costs is shown in the table below:

Account FY 23 ($) Magnet Schools 4,442,409 Sheff Transportation 1,427,476 Sheff Settlement 12,334,185 Open Choice 8,018,000 Total 26,222,070 This additional funding of $26,222,070 is included in the Governor's SR4 / File No.

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4 proposed budget for these purposes.

Funding includes $4,442,409 for the Magnet Schools account and corresponding Sheff Transportation funding of $1,427,476, which is anticipated to fund approximately 290 new magnet school seats for Hartford residents.

Additionally, $8,018,000 in new funding is provided for the Open Choice account.

The new Open Choice funding will increase the per- pupil Open Choice grant rate by $2,000 for districts in the Sheff region, resulting in new base grant rates of $5,000 to $10,000 per student.

The funding also includes 150 additional Open Choice seats, if offered by receiving districts.

Additional items funded within the Open Choice account are:

(1) $400,000 for educational advocates for students participating in the program in the Sheff region;

(2) $150,000 for academic and social support;

(3) a $750,000 bonus to be divided among districts increasing program enrollment by 20% over the prior school year;

and (4) a $750,000 bonus to be divided among districts increasing enrollment of Hartford-resident students at the entry grades of the receiving district over the prior year by at least five additional students in the same grade at an individual school.

Funding of $12,334,185 is included for the Sheff Settlement account.

The additional funding will provide increased support for various initiatives across participating Sheff schools, including:

reformulation, extracurricular programs, athletics, progress bonuses, minority teacher recruitment, marketing, and equity programming.

Local and regional school districts in the Sheff region may incur a potentialrevenuegainassociatedwithincreasedOpenChoiceper-pupil grants, Open Choice bonuses, or expanded programmatic outreach through the Sheff Settlement account.

Districts may simultaneously experience higher magnet school tuitioncostsdue tothesettlement'sincreaseinseatsat certainCRECand Goodwin University schools.

FY 24:

Additional costs of $29,802,613 are anticipated for FY 24, associated with the following accounts:

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4 Account FY 24 ($) Magnet Schools 6,302,816 Sheff Transportation 2,097,613 Sheff Settlement 12,884,185 Open Choice 8,518,000 Total 29,802,613 The impacts to districts associated with the Open Choice program changes and the magnet school expansion will continue in FY 24.