HB 5003 — AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN REVISIONS TO THE EDUCATION STATUTES.

(i) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, each town maintaining public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant as follows:

(1) Any town whose fully funded grant is greater than its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its [equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year plus fifty per sHB5003 / File No.

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575 cent of its grant adjustment] fully funded grant;

(2) any town whose fully funded grant is less than its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equalto itsequalizationaidgrant amount for the previousfiscal year minus twenty-five per cent of its grant adjustment;

and (3) any town designated as [an] a legacy alliance district or an educational reformdistrict shallbeentitledtoanequalizationaidgrantinanamount that is the greater of (A) the amount described in either subdivision (1) of this subsection or subdivision (2) of this subsection, as applicable, (B) its base grant amount, or (C) its equalization aid grant entitlement for the previous fiscal year.

(j) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028, each town maintaining public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant as follows:

(1) Any town whose fully funded grant is greater than its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its fully funded grant;

(2) any town whose fully funded grant is less than its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year minus thirty- three and thirty-three-one-hundredths per cent of its grant adjustment;

and (3) any town designated as [an] a legacy alliance district or an educational reform district shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount that is the greater of (A) the amount described in either subdivision (1) of this subsection or subdivision (2) of this subsection, as applicable, (B) its base grant amount, or (C) its equalization aid grant entitlement for the previous fiscal year.

(k) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2029, each town maintaining public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant as follows:

(1) Any town whose fully funded grant is greater than its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its fully funded grant;

(2) any town whose fully funded grant is less than its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be sHB5003 / File No.

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575 entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year minus fifty per cent of its grant adjustment;

and (3) any town designated as [an] a legacy alliance district or an educational reform district shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount that is the greater of (A) the amount described in either subdivision (1) of this subsection or subdivision (2) of this subsection, as applicable, (B) its base grant amount, or (C) its equalization aid grant entitlement for the previous fiscal year.

(l) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2030, and each fiscal year thereafter, each town maintaining public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its fully funded grant, except any town designated as [an] a legacy alliance district or an educational reform district shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount that is the greater of (1) its fully funded grant, (2) its base grant amount, or (3) its equalization aid grant entitlement for the previous fiscal year.

(NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024)2023) (a) AsThe usedCommissioner inof thisEducation section,shall sectiondevelop 3a report of thisthe acteffectiveness andof sectionsthe 10-65,alliance 10-264ldistrict andprogram, 10-266aadescribed in section 10-262u of the general statutes, as amended by this act:act, and recommendations for reforming such program.

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(4) "Resident choice program students" means the number of part- time and full-time students of a town enrolled or participating in a particular choice program.

(5)"Totalneedstudents"hasthesame meaning asprovidedinsection 10-262f of the general statutes, as amended by this act.

(6) "Total magnet school program need students" means the sum of (A) the number of part-time and full-time students enrolled in the interdistrict magnet school program of the interdistrict magnet school operator who is (i) not a local or regional board of education, (ii) the board of governors for an independent institution of higher education, as defined in subsection (a) of section 10a-173 of the general statutes, or the equivalent of such a board, on behalf of the independent institution of higher education, or (iii) any other third-party not-for-profit corporation approved by the Commissioner of Education, for the school year, and (B) for the school year commencing July 1, 2024, and each school year thereafter, (i) thirty per cent of the number of part-time and full-time children enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school program eligible for free or reduced price meals or free milk, (ii) fifteen per cent of the number of such part-time and full-time children eligible for free or reduced price meals or free milk in excess of the number of such part- time and full-time children eligible for free or reduced price meals or free milk that is equal to sixty per cent of the total number of children enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school program, (iii) twenty-five per cent of the number of part-time and full-time students enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school program who are English language sHB5003 / File No.

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575 learners, as defined in section 10-76kk of the general statutes, and (iv) if such interdistrict magnet school program is assisting the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v.

O'Neill, 238, Conn.

1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the commissioner, (I) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, thirty per cent of the number of part-time and full-time students enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school program, (II) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, twenty-eight per cent of the number of part- time and full-time students enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school program, (III) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, twenty-six per cent of the number of part-time and full-time students enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school program, (IV) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028, twenty-four per cent of the number of part-time and full-time students enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school program, (V) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2029, twenty-two per cent of the number of part-time and full-time students enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school program, and (VI) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2030, and each fiscal year thereafter, twenty per cent of the number of part-time and full-time students enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school program.

(7) "Sending town" means the town that sends resident choice program students, which it would otherwise be legally responsible for educating, to a choice program.

(8) "Receiving district" has the same meaning as provided in section 10-266aa of the general statutes, as amended by this act.

(9) "Weighted funding amount per pupil" means the quotient of (A) the product of the foundation and a town's total need students for the fiscal year prior to the year in which the grant is to be paid, and (B) the number of resident students of the town.

(10) "Weighted funding amount per sending town" means the product of a town's (A) weighted funding amount per pupil, and (B) number of resident choice program students for a particular choice program.

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575 (11) "In-district student" means a student enrolled or participating in a choice program operated or maintained by a local or regional board of education and whom such local or regional board of education is legally responsible for educating.

(12) "Total revenue per pupil" means the sum of (A) the per student amount of the grant for a choice program student for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and (B) the per student amount of any general education tuition for a student in such choice program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024.

(13) "Sending town adjustment factor" means the product of (A) the weighted funding amount per pupil or the total revenue per pupil, whichever is greater, for a sending town, and (B) the number of its resident choice program students.

(b) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, an interdistrict magnet school program operator that is not a local or regional board of education shall be entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the product of the foundation and its total magnet school program need students, except that, for each student enrolled in the interdistrict magnet school program of such operator, such operator shall not receive less than the total revenue per pupil.

(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, an interdistrict magnet school operator that is a local or regional board of education shall be entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the sum of (A) the sum of the sending town adjustment factor for each sending town, and (B) the product of (i) the number of in- district students enrolled in the interdistrict magnet school program of such board, and (ii) the per student amount of the grant under section 10-264l of the general statutes, as amended by this act, for an in-district student enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024.

(c) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, a local or regional board of education that operates a regional sHB5003 / File No.

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575 agricultural science and technology center shall be entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the sum of (1) the sum of the sending town adjustment factors for each sending town, and (2) the product of (A) the number of in-district students enrolled in such center, and (B) the per student amount of the grant under section 10-65 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024.

(d) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, the local or regional board of education for each receiving district that accepts students under the interdistrict public school attendance programpursuant to section10-266aaofthegeneralstatutes, as amended by this act, shall be entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the sum of the sending town adjustment factors for each sending town.

(NEW)Subdivision (Effective(2) fromof passage)subsection (a)(c) Notof latersection than10-262u Februaryof 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the Departmentgeneral ofstatutes, Educationas shallamended calculateby an estimated amount of each grant under section 24 of thispublic act forthenextfiscalyearusingdatacollectedduringthecurrentfiscalyear,23-167, andis notifyrepealed each local and regionalthe boardfollowing of education and interdistrict magnet school program operator that is notsubstituted ain locallieu orthereof regional(Effective boardJuly of1, education2023): of such estimated amounts.

(b)(2) NotUpon laterreceipt thanof Februaryan 1,application 2024,pursuant to subsection (d) of this section or section 10-156gg, as amended by public act 23-167 and annuallythis thereafter,act, the DepartmentCommissioner of Education shallmay calculatepay such funds to the town designated as an estimatedalliance amountdistrict thatand eachsuch town isshall entitledpay toall receivesuch underfunds to the provisionslocal or regional board of sectioneducation 10-262hfor such town on the condition that such funds shall be expended in accordance with (A) the improvement plan described in subsection (d) of this section, (B) the generalminority statutes,candidate certification, retention or residency year program pursuant to section 10-156gg, as amended by thispublic act for23-167 theand nextthis fiscalact, year(C) using[the datafamily collectedresource duringcenter program, pursuant to section 10-4o, to establisha family resourcecenter ineachelementary schoolunder the currentjurisdictionofsuch fiscalboard,(D)]theprovisions year,ofsubsection(c) ofsection 10-262i, and notify[(E)] each(D) suchany townguidelines developed by the State Board of suchEducation estimatedfor amount.such funds.

(c)Such Notfunds later than February 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the Department of Education shall calculatebe theused productto ofimprove thestudent foundationachievement and totalrecruit charterand needretain students,minority asteachers defined in sectionsuch 10-66eealliance ofdistrict theand generalto statutes,offset asany amendedother bylocal thiseducation act,costs forapproved eachby fiscal authority for a state charter school for the nextcommissioner. fiscal year using data collected during the current fiscal year, and notify each such fiscal authority of such product.

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Section(Effective 10-264lJuly 1, 2023) Not later than February 1, 2024, the local or regional board of education for a town designated as an alliance district, pursuant to section 10-262u of the general statutesstatutes, isas repealedamended andby this act, shall submit a report to the followingDepartment isof substitutedEducation on the costs associated with implementing a family resource center program, in lieuaccordance thereofwith (Effectivethe Julyprovisions 1,of 2024):section 10-4o of the general statutes, at each elementary school under the jurisdiction of such board.

(a)Sec. The Department of Education shall, within available appropriations, establish a grant program (1) to assist (A) local and regional boards of education, (B) regional educational service centers, (C) the Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges on behalf of Quinebaug Valley Community College and Three Rivers Community College, and (D) cooperative arrangements pursuant to section 10-158a, and (2) in assisting the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v.

O'Neill, 238 Conn.

1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the commissioner, to assist (A) the Board of Trustees of the Community- Technical Colleges on behalf of a regional community-technical college, (B) the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System on behalf of a state university, (C) the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut on behalf of the university, (D) 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, and (E) any other third-party not-for-profit corporation approved by the commissioner with the operation of interdistrict magnet school programs.

All interdistrict magnet schools shall be operated in conformance with the same laws and regulations applicable to public schools.

For the purposes of this section "an interdistrict magnet school program" means a program which (i) supports racial, ethnic and economic diversity, (ii) offers a special and high quality curriculum, and (iii) requires students who are enrolled to attend at least half-time.

An interdistrict magnet school program does not include a regional agricultural science and technology school, a technical education and career school or a regional special education center.

For the school years commencing July 1, 2017, to July 1, 2023, inclusive, the governing authority for each interdistrict magnet school program shall (I) restrict thenumberofstudentsthatmayenrollintheschoolfromaparticipating district to seventy-five per cent of the total school enrollment, and (II) maintain a total school enrollment that is in accordance with the sHB5003 / File No.

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575 reduced-isolation setting standards for interdistrict magnet school programs, developed by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to section 10-264r.

(b) (1) Applications for interdistrict magnet school program operating grants awarded pursuant to this section shall be submitted annually to the Commissioner of Education at such time and in such manner as the commissioner prescribes, except that on and after July 1, 2009, applicationsfor suchoperating grantsfor newinterdistrict magnet schools, other than those that the commissioner determines will assist the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v.

O'Neill, 238 Conn.

1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the commissioner, shall not be accepted until the commissioner develops a comprehensive state-wide interdistrict magnet school plan.

The commissioner shall submit such comprehensive state-wide interdistrict magnet school plan on or before October 1, 2016, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and appropriations.

(2) In determining whether an application shall be approved and funds awarded pursuant to this section, the commissioner shall consider, but such consideration shall not be limited to:

(A) Whether the program offered by the school is likely to increase student achievement;

(B) whether the program is likely to reduce racial, ethnic and economic isolation;

(C) the percentage of the student enrollment in the program from each participating district;

and (D) the proposed operating budget and the sources of funding for the interdistrict magnet school.

For a magnet school not operated by a local or regional board of education, the commissioner shall only approve a proposed operating budget that, on a per pupil basis, does not exceed the maximum allowable threshold established in accordance with this subdivision.

The maximum allowable threshold shall be an amount equal to one hundred twenty per cent of the state average of the quotient obtained by dividing net current expenditures, as defined in section 10-261, by average daily membership, as defined in said section, for the fiscal year two years sHB5003 / File No.

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575 prior to the fiscal year for which the operating grant is requested.

The Department of Education shall establish the maximum allowable threshold no later than December fifteenth of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year for which the operating grant is requested.

If requested by an applicant that is not a local or regional board of education, the commissioner may approve a proposed operating budget that exceeds the maximum allowable threshold if the commissioner determines that there are extraordinary programmatic needs.

For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2017, June 30, 2018, June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2021, in the case of an interdistrict magnet school that will assist the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v.

O'Neill, 238 Conn.

1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the commissioner, the commissioner shall also consider whether the school is meeting the reduced-isolation setting standards for interdistrict magnet school programs, developed by the commissioner pursuant to section10-264r.If such schoolhasnotmet suchreduced-isolationsetting standards, it shall not be entitled to receive a grant pursuant to this section unless the commissioner finds that it is appropriate to award a grant for an additional year or years and approves a plan to bring such school into compliance with such reduced-isolation setting standards.

If requested by the commissioner, the applicant shall meet with the commissioner or the commissioner's designee to discuss the budget and sources of funding.

(3) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, to June 30, 2023, inclusive, the commissioner shall not award a grant to an interdistrict magnet school program that (A) has more than seventy-five per cent of the total school enrollment from one school district, or (B) does not maintain a total school enrollment that is in accordance with the reduced-isolation setting standards for interdistrict magnet school programs, developed by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to section 10-264r, except the commissioner may award a grant to such school for an additional year or years if the commissioner finds it is appropriate to do so and approves a plan to bring such school into compliance with such residency or reduced-isolation setting standards.

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575 (4) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, to June 30, 2021, inclusive, if an interdistrict magnet school program does not maintain a total school enrollment that is in accordance with the reduced-isolation setting standards for interdistrict magnet school programs, developed by the commissioner pursuant to section 10-264r, for two or more consecutive years, the commissioner may impose a financial penalty on the operator of such interdistrict magnet school program, or take any other measure, in consultation with such operator, as may be appropriate to assist such operator in complying with such reduced- isolation setting standards.

(5) For the purposes of equalization aid under section 10-262h, as amended by this act, a student enrolled in an interdistrict magnet school program shall be counted as a resident student, as defined in section 10- 262f, as amended by this act, of the town in which such student resides.

(c) (1) [The maximum amount each 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 June30, 2008, (B) six thousandseven hundred thirty dollarsfor thefiscal years ending June 30, 2009, to June 30, 2012, inclusive, (C) seven thousand eighty-five dollars for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2013, to June 30, 2019, inclusive, and (D) seven thousand two hundred twenty- sevendollarsforthefiscalyearendingJune30,2020, andeachfiscalyear thereafter.

The per pupil grant for each enrolled student who is a resident of the town operating the magnet school program shall be (i) three thousand dollars for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2008, to June 30, 2019, inclusive, and(ii)three thousandsixty dollarsforthefiscalyear ending June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year thereafter.] For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, each interdistrict magnet school operator shall be paid a grant equal to the amount the operator is entitled to receive under the provisions of section 2 of this act.

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575 (2) (A) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter, any interdistrict magnet school operator that is not a local or regional board of education may charge tuition to the local or regional board of education for a sending town if the grant to which such operator is entitled to under section 2 of this act is not calculated using a foundation amount that is adjusted by the greater of either the percentage increase in personal income, as defined in section 2-33a, or the percentage increase in inflation, as defined in section 2-33a.

Such tuition charged shall not exceed the difference between the amount of the grant such operator would have been entitled to receive for the fiscal year if such grant was calculated using the foundation, as defined in section 2 of this act, and the amount of the grant that such operator will receive for such fiscal year.

(B) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter, any interdistrict magnet school operator that is not a local or regional board of education that charges tuition under this subdivision shall notify the Department of Education of the (i) per-student amount of tuition charged for the fiscal year, (ii) local or regional boards of education for sending towns that were charged tuition by such operator for such fiscal year, (iii) total amount of tuition charged to each such sending town for such fiscal year, and (iv) total amount of tuition charged for such fiscal year.

The department shall develop an annual report of such tuition charged and, not later than January first of each year, submit such report to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and appropriations, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a.

[(2)] (3) For the fiscal year ending 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.

Such grants shall be made after the commissioner has conducted a comprehensive financial review and approved the total operating budget for such schools, including all revenue and expenditure estimates.

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575 [(3) (A) Except as otherwise provided 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, (v) seven thousand nine hundred dollars for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2013, to June 30, 2019, inclusive, and (vi) eight thousandfifty-eight dollarsforthefiscalyearending June30,2020, and each fiscal year thereafter.

(B) Except as otherwise provided in 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 sixteendollarsfor thefiscal year ending June30,2008, (ii) six thousand seven hundred thirty dollars for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2009, to June 30, 2012, inclusive, (iii) seven thousand eighty-five dollars for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2013, to June 30, 2019, inclusive, and (iv) seven thousand two hundred twenty-seven dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year thereafter.

The per pupil grant for each enrolled student who is a resident of the district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent of the school's students shall be three thousand sixty dollars.

(C) (i) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2015, to June 30, 2019, inclusive, 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 sHB5003 / File No.

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575 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 enrolledstudent who isaresident ofthedistrict 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.

(ii) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, 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 not 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 not 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 three hundred forty-four dollars, (II) for each enrolledstudent who isaresident ofthedistrict 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 sixty dollars, (III) for each enrolled student who is not a sHB5003 / File No.

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575 resident ofthedistrict that enrollsat 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 three hundred forty- four 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 two hundred twenty- seven dollars.

(D) (i) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (D)(ii) of this subdivision, 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 shall receive a per pupil grant intheamount ofninethousandsix hundredninety-five dollarsfor the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, ten thousand four hundred forty- three dollars for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2011, to June 30, 2019, inclusive, and ten thousand six hundred fifty-two dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year thereafter.

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575 incoming students from Hartford shall receive a per pupil grant in the amount of seven thousand nine hundred dollars for one-half of the total number of non-Hartford students enrolled in the school over fifty per cent of the total school enrollment and shall receive a per pupil grant in the amount of ten thousand four hundred forty-three dollars for the remainder of the total school enrollment.

For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year thereafter, any interdistrict magnet school described in subparagraph (D)(i) of this subdivision that enrolls less than fifty per cent of its incoming students from Hartford shall receive a per pupil grant in the amount of eight thousand fifty-eight dollars for one-half of the total number of non-Hartford students enrolled in the school over fifty per cent of the total school enrollment and shall receive a per pupil grant in the amount of ten thousand six hundred fifty-two dollars for the remainder of the total school enrollment, except the commissioner may, upon the written request of an operator of such school, waive such fifty per cent enrollment minimum for good cause.

(E) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, and each fiscal year thereafter, each interdistrict magnet school operated by the board of governorsforanindependent institutionofhighereducation,asdefined in subsection (a) of section 10a-173, or the equivalent of such a board,on behalf of the independent institution of higher education, that (i) began operations for the school year commencing July 1, 2014, (ii) enrolls less thansixtypercentofitsstudentsfromHartfordpursuanttothe decision in Sheff v.

O'Neill, 238 Conn.

1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the commissioner, and (iii) enrolls students at least half-time, shall be eligible to receive a per pupil grant (I) equal to sixty-five per cent of the grant amount determined pursuant to subparagraph (D) of this subdivision for each student who is enrolled at such school for at least two semesters in each school year, and (II) equal to thirty-two and one-half per cent of the grant amount determined pursuant to subparagraph (D) of this subdivision for each student who is enrolled at such school for one semester in each school year.

(F) Each interdistrict magnet school operated by a local or regional sHB5003 / File No.

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O'Neill, 238 Conn.

1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, shall receive a per pupil grant for each enrolled student who is not a resident of the district in the amount of (i) twelve thousand dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, (ii) thirteen thousand fifty-four dollars for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2011, to June 30, 2019, inclusive, and (iii) thirteenthousandthreehundredfifteendollarsforthefiscalyearending June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year thereafter.

(G) In addition to the grants described in subparagraph (E) of this subdivision, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, the commissioner may, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and the Finance Advisory Committee, established pursuant to section 4-93, provide supplemental grants to the Hartford school district of up to one thousand fifty-four dollars for each student enrolled at an interdistrict magnet school operated by the Hartford school district who is not a resident of such district.

(H) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, and each fiscal year thereafter, the half-day Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts interdistrict magnet school operated by the Capital Region Education Council shall be eligible to receive a per pupil grant equal to sixty-five per cent of the per pupil grant specified in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision.

(I)Forthefiscalyearsending June30,2016,to June30, 2018, inclusive, the half-day Greater Hartford Academy of Mathematics and Science interdistrict magnet school operated by the Capitol Region Education Council shall be eligible to receive a per pupil grant equal to six thousand seven hundred eighty-seven dollars for (i) students enrolled ingradestentotwelve,inclusive,forthefiscalyearendingJune30,2016, (ii) students enrolled in grades eleven and twelve for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, and (iii) students enrolled in grade twelve for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018.

For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, and each fiscal year thereafter, the half-day Greater Hartford Academy of Mathematics and Science interdistrict magnet school shall not be sHB5003 / File No.

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575 eligible for any additional grants pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.

(4) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2015, and June 30, 2016, the department may limit payment to an interdistrict magnet school operator to an amount equal to the grant that such magnet school operator was eligible to receive based on the enrollment level of the interdistrict magnet school program on October 1, 2013.

Approval of funding for enrollment above such enrollment level shall be prioritized by the department as follows:

(A) Increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school program that is adding planned new grade levels for the school years commencing July 1, 2015, and July 1, 2016;

(B) increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school program that added planned new grade levels for the school year commencing July 1, 2014, and was funded during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015;

(C) increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school program that is moving into a permanent facility for the school years commencing July 1, 2014, to July 1, 2016, inclusive;

(D) increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school program to ensure compliance with subsection (a) of this section;

and (E) new enrollments for a new interdistrict magnet school program commencing operations on or after July 1, 2014, pursuant to the decision in Sheff v.

O'Neill, 238 Conn.

1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the commissioner.

Any interdistrict magnet school program operating less than full-time, but at least half-time, shall be eligible to receive a grant equal to sixty-five per cent of the grant amount determined pursuant to this subsection.

(5) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, the department may limit payment to an interdistrict magnet school operator to an amount equal to the grant that such magnet school operator was eligible to receive based ontheenrollment leveloftheinterdistrict magnet schoolprogram on October 1, 2013, or October 1, 2015, whichever is lower.

Approval of funding for enrollment above such enrollment level shall be prioritized by the department as follows:

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(B) increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school program that added planned new grade levels for the school year commencing July 1, 2014, and was funded during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015;

(C) increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school program that added planned new grade levels for the school year commencing July 1, 2015, and was funded during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016;

and (D) increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school program to ensure compliance with subsection (a) of this section.

Any interdistrict magnet school program operating less than full-time, but at least half- time, shall be eligible to receive a grant equal to sixty-five per cent of the grant amount determined pursuant to this subsection.

(6) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and within available appropriations, the department may limit payment to an interdistrict magnet school operator to an amount equal to the grant that such magnet school operator was eligible to receive based on the enrollment level of the interdistrict magnet school program on October 1, 2013, October 1, 2015, or October 1, 2016, whichever is lower.

Approval of funding for enrollment above such enrollment level shall be prioritized by the department and subject to the commissioner's approval, including increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school program as a result of planned and approved new grade levels.

Any interdistrict magnet school program operating less than full-time, but at least half-time, shall be eligible to receive a grant equal to sixty-five per cent of the grant amount determined pursuant to this subsection.

(7) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, and within available appropriations, the department may limit payment to an interdistrict magnet school operator to an amount equal to the grant that such magnet school operator was eligible to receive based on the enrollment level of the interdistrict magnet school program on October 1, 2013, October 1, 2015, October 1, 2016, or October 1, 2017, whichever is lower.

Approval of funding for enrollment above such enrollment level shall be prioritized by the department and subject to the commissioner's approval, including increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet sHB5003 / File No.

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575 school program as a result of planned and approved new grade levels.

Any interdistrict magnet school program operating less than full-time, but at least half-time, shall be eligible to receive a grant equal to sixty- five per cent of the grant amount determined pursuant to this subsection.

(8) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, and within available appropriations, the department may limit payment to an interdistrict magnet school operator to an amount equal to the grant that such magnet school operator was eligible to receive based on the enrollment level of the interdistrict magnet school program on October 1, 2013, October 1, 2015, October 1, 2016, October 1, 2017, or October 1, 2018, whichever is lower.

Approval of funding for enrollment above such enrollment level shall be prioritized by the department and subject to the commissioner's approval, including increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school program as a result of planned and approved new grade levels.

Any interdistrict magnet school program operating less than full-time, but at least half-time, shall be eligible to receive a grant equal to sixty-five per cent of the grant amount determined pursuant to this subsection.

(9) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, and within available appropriations, the department may limit payment to an interdistrict magnet school operator to an amount equal to the grant that such magnet school operator was eligible to receive based on the enrollment level of the interdistrict magnet school program on October 1, 2013, October 1, 2015, October 1, 2016, October 1, 2017, October 1, 2018, or October 1,2019, whicheverislower.Approvaloffunding for enrollment above such enrollment level shall be prioritized by the department and subject to the commissioner's approval, including increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school program as a result of planned and approved new grade levels.

Any interdistrict magnet school program operating less than full-time, but at least half-time, shall be eligible to receive a grant equal to sixty-five per cent of the grant amount determined pursuant to this subsection.] sHB5003 / File No.

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575 [(10)] (4) Within available appropriations, the commissioner may makegrantstothefollowingentitiesthatoperateaninterdistrictmagnet school that assists the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decisionin Sheffv.

O'Neill,238Conn.1 (1996),or any relatedstipulation or order in effect, as determined by the commissioner and that provide academic support programs and summer school educational programs approved by the commissioner to students participating in such interdistrict magnet school program:

(A) Regional educational service centers, (B) local and regional boards of education, (C) the Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges on behalf of a regional community-technical college, (D) the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System on behalf of a state university, (E) the Board of Trustees for The University of Connecticut on behalf of the university, (F) 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, (G) cooperative arrangements pursuant to section 10- 158a, and (H) any other third-party not-for-profit corporation approved by the commissioner.

[(11)] (5) Within available appropriations, the Commissioner of Education may make grants, in an amount not to exceed seventy-five thousand dollars, for start-up costs associated with the development of newinterdistrictmagnetschoolprogramsthatassistthe stateinmeeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v.

O'Neill, 238 Conn.

1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the commissioner,tothefollowingentitiesthatdevelopsuchaprogram:(A) Regional educational service centers, (B) local and regional boards of education, (C) the Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges on behalf of a regional community-technical college, (D) the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System on behalf of a state university, (E) the Board of Trustees for The University of Connecticut on behalf of the university, (F) 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, (G) cooperative sHB5003 / File No.

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575 arrangementspursuanttosection10-158a,and(H)anyotherthird-party not-for-profit corporation approved by the commissioner.

[(12)] (6)In no case shallthetotalgrant paidtoaninterdistrict magnet school operator pursuant to this section exceed the aggregate totalof the reasonable operating budgets of the interdistrict magnet school programs of such operator, less revenues from other sources.

(d) [(1)] Grants made pursuant to this section [, except those made pursuant to subdivision (7) of subsection (c) of this section and subdivision (2) of this subsection,] and section 2 of this act shall be paid as follows:

Seventy per cent not later than September first and the balance not later than May first of each fiscal year.

The May first payment shall be adjusted to reflect actual interdistrict magnet school program enrollment as of the preceding October first using the data of record as of the intervening January thirty-first, if the actual level of enrollment is lower than the projected enrollment stated in the approved grant application.

The May first payment shall be further adjusted for the difference between the total grant received by the magnet school operator in the prior fiscal year and the revised total grant amount calculated for the prior fiscal year in cases where the aggregate financial audit submitted by the interdistrict magnet school operator pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (n) of this section indicates an overpayment by the department.

Notwithstanding the provisions of this section to the contrary, grants made pursuant to this section may be paid to each interdistrict magnet school operator as an aggregate total of the amount that the interdistrict magnet schools operated by each such operator are eligible to receive under this section.

Eachinterdistrict magnet schooloperator may distribute suchaggregate grant among the interdistrict magnet school programs that such operator is operating pursuant to a distribution plan approved by the Commissioner of Education.

[(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, and each fiscal year thereafter, grants made pursuant to subparagraph (E) of subdivision (3) of subsection (c) of this section shall be paid as follows:

Fifty per cent of sHB5003 / File No.

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575 the amount not later than September first based on estimated student enrollment for the first semester on September first, and another fifty per cent not later than May first of each fiscal year based on actual student enrollment for the second semester on February first.

The May first payment shall be adjusted to reflect actual interdistrict magnet school program enrollment for those students who have been enrolled at such school for at least two semesters of the school year, using the data of record, and actual student enrollment for those students who have been enrolled at such school for only one semester, using data of record.

The May first payment shall be further adjusted for the difference between the total grant received by the magnet school operator in the prior fiscal year and the revised total grant amount calculated for the prior fiscal year where the financial audit submitted by the interdistrict magnet school operator pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (n) of this section indicates an overpayment by the department.] (e) The Department of Education may retain up to one-half of one per cent of the amount appropriated, in an amount not to exceed five hundred thousand dollars, for purposes of this section for program evaluation and administration.

(f) Each local or regional school district in which an interdistrict magnet school is located shall provide the same kind of transportation to its children enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school as it provides to its children enrolled in other public schools in such local or regional school district.

The parent or guardian of a child denied the transportation services required to be provided pursuant to this subsection may appeal such denial in the manner provided in sections 10-186 and 10-187.

(g) On or before October fifteenth of each year, the Commissioner of Education shall determine if interdistrict magnet school enrollment is below the number of students for which funds were appropriated.

If the commissioner determinesthat theenrollment isbelowsuchnumber,the additional funds shall not lapse but shall be used by the commissioner sHB5003 / File No.

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575 for grants for interdistrict cooperative programs pursuant to section 10- 74d.

(h) (1) In the case of a student identified as requiring special education, the school district in which the student resides shall:

(A) Hold the planning and placement team meeting for such student and shall invite representatives from the interdistrict magnet school to participate in such meeting;

and (B) pay the interdistrict magnet school an amount equal to the difference between the reasonable cost of educating such student and the sum of the amount received by the interdistrict magnet school for such student pursuant to subsection (c) of this section and amounts received from other state, federal, local or private sources calculated on a per pupil basis.

Such school district shall be eligible for reimbursement pursuant to section 10-76g.

If a student requiring special education attends an interdistrict magnet school on a full-time basis, such interdistrict magnet school shall be responsible for ensuring that such student receives the services mandated by the student's individualized education program whether such services are provided by the interdistrict magnet school or by the school district in which the student resides.

(2) In the case of a student with a plan pursuant to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended from time to time, the school district in which the student resides shall pay the interdistrict magnet school an amount equal to the difference between the reasonable cost of educating such student and the sum of the amount received by the interdistrict magnet school for such student pursuant to subsection (c) of this section and amounts received from other state, federal, local or private sources calculated on a per pupil basis.

If a student with a plan pursuant to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended from time to time, attends an interdistrict magnet school on a full-time basis, such interdistrict magnet school shall be responsible for ensuring that such student receives the services mandated by the student's plan, whether such services are provided by the interdistrict magnet school or by the school district in which the student resides.

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575 (i) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the enrollment of nonpublic school students in an interdistrict magnet school program that operates less than full-time, provided (1) such studentsconstitute no more thanfive per centofthefull-time equivalent enrollment in such magnet school program, and (2) such students are not counted for purposes of determining the amount of grants pursuant to this section and section 10-264i.

(j) After accommodating students from participating districts in accordance with an approved enrollment agreement, an interdistrict magnet school operator that has unused student capacity may enroll directly into its program any interested student.

A student from a district that is not participating in an interdistrict magnet school or the interdistrict student attendance program pursuant to section 10-266aa, as amended by this act, to an extent determined by the Commissioner of Education shall be given preference.

[The local or regional board of education otherwise responsible for educating such student shall contribute funds to support the operation of the interdistrict magnet school in an amount equal to the per student tuition, if any, charged to participating districts.] [(k) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, and each fiscal year thereafter, any tuition charged to a local or regional board of education by a regional educational service center operating an interdistrict magnet school or any tuition charged by the Hartford school district operating theGreat PathAcademy onbehalfofManchester Community College for any student enrolled in kindergarten to grade twelve, inclusive,insuchinterdistrictmagnetschoolshallbeinanamountequal to the difference between (A) the average per pupil expenditure of the magnet school for the prior fiscal year, and (B) the amount of any per pupil state subsidy calculated under subsection (c) of this section plus any revenue from other sources calculated on a per pupil basis.

If any such board of education fails to pay such tuition, the commissioner may withhold from such board's town or towns a sum payable under section 10-262i in an amount not to exceed the amount of the unpaid tuition to themagnetschooland paysuchmoneytothefiscalagentforthemagnet sHB5003 / File No.

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575 school as a supplementary grant for the operation of the interdistrict magnet school program.

In no case shall the sum of such tuitions exceed the difference between (i) the total expenditures of the magnet school for the prior fiscal year, and (ii) the total per pupil state subsidy calculated under subsection (c) of this section plus any revenue from other sources.

The commissioner may conduct a comprehensive financial review of the operating budget of a magnet school to verify such tuition rate.

(2) (A) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2013, and June 30, 2014, a regional educational service center operating an interdistrict magnet school offering a preschool program that is not located in the Sheff region may charge tuition to the Department of Education for a child enrolled in such preschool program in an amount not to exceed an amount equal to the difference between (i) the average per pupil expenditure of the preschool program offered at the magnet school for the prior fiscal year, and (ii) the amount of any per pupil state subsidy calculated under subsection (c) of this section plus any revenue from other sources calculated on a per pupil basis.

The commissioner may conduct a comprehensive financial review of the operating budget of any such magnet school charging such tuitionto verify such tuition rate.

For purposes of this subdivision, "Sheff region" means the school districts for the towns of Avon, Bloomfield, Canton, East Granby, East Hartford, East Windsor, Ellington, Farmington, Glastonbury, Granby, Hartford, Manchester, Newington, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, South Windsor, Suffield, Vernon, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Windsor and Windsor Locks.

(B) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, a regional educational service center operating an interdistrict magnet school offering a preschool program that is not located in the Sheff region may charge tuition to the parent or guardian of a child enrolled in such preschool programinanamount that isinaccordance withthesliding tuitionscale adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to section 10-264p.

The Department of Education shall be financially responsible for any unpaid portion of the tuition not charged to such parent or guardian sHB5003 / File No.

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575 under suchsliding tuitionscale.Suchtuitionshallnot exceed anamount equal to the difference between (i) the average per pupil expenditure of the preschool program offered at the magnet school for the prior fiscal year, and (ii) the amount of any per pupil state subsidy calculated under subsection (c) of this section plus any revenue from other sources calculated on a per pupil basis.

The commissioner may conduct a comprehensive financial review of the operating budget of any such magnet school charging such tuition to verify such tuition rate.] [(C)] (k) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, and each fiscal year thereafter, a regional educational service center operating an interdistrict magnet school offering a preschool program that is not located in the Sheff region shall charge tuition to the parent or guardian of a child enrolled in such preschool program in an amount up to four thousand fifty-three dollars, except such regional educational service center shall not charge tuition to such parent or guardian with a family income at or below seventy-five per cent of the state median income.

The Department of Education shall, within available appropriations, be financially responsible for any unpaid tuition charged to such parent or guardian with a family income at or below seventy-five per cent of the state median income.

The commissioner may conduct a comprehensive financial review of the operating budget of any such magnet school charging such tuition to verify such tuition rate.

(l) A participating district shall provide opportunities for its students to attend an interdistrict magnet school in a number that is at least equal to the number specified in any written agreement with an interdistrict magnet school operator or in a number that is at least equal to the average number of students that the participating district enrolled in such magnet school during the previous three school years.

(m) (1) On or before May 15, 2010, and annually thereafter, each interdistrict magnet schooloperator shallprovidewrittennotificationto any school district that is otherwise responsible for educating a student whoresidesinsuchschooldistrictandwillbeenrolledinaninterdistrict magnet school under the operator's control for the following school sHB5003 / File No.

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Such notification shall include (A) the number of any such students, by grade, who will be enrolled in an interdistrict magnet school under the control of such operator, (B) the name of the school in which such student has been placed, and (C) the amount of tuition to be charged to the local or regional board of education for such student.

Such notification shall represent an estimate of the number of students expected to attend such interdistrict magnet schools in the following school year, but shall not be deemed to limit the number of students who may enroll in such interdistrict magnet schools for such year.

(2) For the school year commencing July 1, [2015] 2024, and each school year thereafter, any interdistrict magnet school operator that is a local or regional board of education [and did] shall not charge tuition to [a] another local or regional board of education.

[for the school year commencing July 1, 2014, may not charge tuition to such board unless (A) such operator receives authorization from the Commissioner of Education to charge the proposed tuition, and (B) if such authorization is granted, such operator provides written notification on or before September first of the school year prior to the school year in which such tuition is to be charged to such board of the tuition to be charged to such board for each student that such board is otherwise responsible for educating and is enrolled at the interdistrict magnet school under such operator's control.

In deciding whether to authorize an interdistrict magnet school operator to charge tuition under this subdivision, the commissioner shall consider (i) the average per pupil expenditure of such operator for each interdistrict magnet school under the control of such operator, and (ii) the amount of any per pupil state subsidy and any revenue from other sources received by such operator.

The commissioner may conduct a comprehensive financial review of the operating budget of the magnet school of such operator to verify that the tuition is appropriate.

The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to any interdistrict magnet school operator that is a regional educationalservicecenterorassistingthestateinmeetingitsobligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v.

O'Neill, 238 Conn.

1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the Commissioner of Education.] sHB5003 / File No.

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575 (3) Not later than two weeks following an enrollment lottery for an interdistrict magnet school conducted by a magnet school operator, the parent or guardian of a student (A) who will enroll in such interdistrict magnet school in the following school year, or (B) whose name has been placed on a waiting list for enrollment in such interdistrict magnet school for the following school year, shall provide written notification of such prospective enrollment or waiting list placement to the school district in which such student resides and is otherwise responsible for educating such student.

(n) (1) Each interdistrict magnet school operator shall annually file with the Commissioner of Education, at such time and in such manner as the commissioner prescribes, (A) a financial audit for each interdistrict magnet school operated by such operator, and (B) an aggregate financial audit for all of the interdistrict magnet schools operated by such operator.

(2) Annually, the commissioner shall randomly select one interdistrict magnet school operated by a regional educational service center to be subject to a comprehensive financial audit conducted by an auditor selected by the commissioner.

The regional educational service center shall be responsible for all costs associated with the audit conducted pursuant to the provisions of this subdivision.

(o) For the school [years commencing July 1, 2009, to July 1, 2018, inclusive] year commencing July 1, 2024, and each school year thereafter, any local or regional board of education operating an interdistrict magnet school pursuant to the decision in Sheff v.

O'Neill, 238 Conn.

1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, shall not charge tuition for any student enrolled in [a preschool program or in] kindergarten to grade twelve, inclusive, in an interdistrict magnet school operated by such school district.

[, except the Hartford school district may charge tuition for any student enrolled in the Great Path Academy.] [(p) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and each fiscal year thereafter, if the East Hartford school district or the Manchester school sHB5003 / File No.

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575 district has greater than four per cent of its resident students, as defined in section 10-262f, enrolled in an interdistrict magnet school program, then the board of education for the town of East Hartford or the town of Manchester shall not be financially responsible for four thousand four hundred dollars of the portion of the per student tuition charged for each such student in excess of such four per cent.

The Department of Education shall, within available appropriations, be financially responsible for such excess per student tuition.

Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of the grants payable to the boards of education for the towns of East Hartford and Manchester in accordance with this subsection shall be reduced proportionately if the total of such grants in such year exceeds the amount appropriated for purposes of this subsection.

(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, if the local or regional board of education for (A) a town located in the Sheff region, as defined in subsection (k) of this section, other than a local board of education described in subdivision (1) of this subsection, (B) the town of New Britain, and (C) the town of New London, has greater than four per cent of its resident students, as defined in section 10-262f, enrolled in an interdistrict magnet school program, then such board of education shall not be financially responsible for four thousand four hundred dollars of the portion of the per student tuition charged for each such student in excess of such four per cent.

The Department of Education shall, within available appropriations, be financially responsible for such excess per student tuition.

Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the amount of the grants payable to any such board of education in accordance with this subsection shall be reduced proportionately if the total of such grants in such year exceeds the amount allocated for said year in accordance with the provisions of special act 21-1, from the federal funds designated for the state pursuant to the provisions of section 602 of Subtitle M of Title IX of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L.

117-2, as amended from time to time, for purposes of this subsection.] sHB5003 / File No.

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575 Sec.

SubsectionSubdivision (b)(2) of subsection (c) of section 10-264o10-156gg of the general statutesstatutes, as amended by section 41 of public act 23-167, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):2023):

(b)(2) [ForFor the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013,[2024] and2025, eachthe fiscalCommissioner yearof thereafter,Education anyshall tuitionwithhold chargedfrom toan aalliance localdistrict, orfrom regionalthe boardfunds oftransferred educationby by]the ExceptComptroller aspursuant otherwiseto provided in subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of section 10-264l,10- 262u, as amended by thispublic act,act for23-167 theand fiscalthis yearact, endingan Juneamount 30,equal 2025,to andten eachper fiscalcent yearof thereafter,any aincrease regionalin educationalsuch servicefunds centerthat operatingsuch analliance interdistrictdistrict magnetreceived schoolforthefiscalyear assistingending theJune30,2021,overtheamountofsuch statefunds inthat meetingit itsreceived obligationsfor pursuantthe tofiscal theyear decisionending inJune Sheff30, v.2020.

O'Neill,The 238department Conn.shall use such funds to make a payment to such alliance district and such alliance district shall expend such payment for any of the costs described in subsection (e) of this section.

1Sec. (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the Commissioner of Education, shall not charge tuition to a local or regional board of education for any student enrolled in kindergarten to grade twelve, inclusive, in such interdistrict magnet school.

[shall be in an amount equal to the difference between (1) the average per pupil expenditure of the magnet school for the prior fiscal year, and (2) the amount of any per pupil state subsidy calculated under subsection (c) of section 10-264l, plus any revenue from other sources calculated on a per pupil basis.

If any such board of education fails to pay such tuition, the commissioner may withhold from such board's town or towns a sum payable under section 10-262i in an amount not to exceed the amount of the unpaid tuition to the magnet school and pay such money to thefiscalagent for themagnet schoolasa supplementary grant for the operation of the interdistrict magnet school program.

In no case shall the sum of such tuitions exceed the difference between (A) the total expenditures of the magnet school for the prior fiscal year, and (B) the total per pupil state subsidy calculated under subsection (c) of section 10-264l, plus any revenue from other sources.

The commissioner may conduct a comprehensive review of the operating budget of a magnet school to verify such tuition rate.] Sec.

SubsectionSection (d)46 of sectionpublic 10-66eeact of23-167 the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023):2023) (a) As used in this section:

sHB5003(1) /"Alliance Filedistrict" No.has the same meaning asprovided in section10- 262u of the general statutes, as amended by public act 23-167 and this act;

575(2) 34"Private sHB5003entity" Filemeans any individual, corporation, general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint Public Act No.

57523-208 (d)4 (1)of As16 usedSubstitute inHouse thisBill subsection:No.

(A)5003 "Totalventure, charternonprofit needorganization students" means the sum of (i) the number of students enrolled in state charter schools under the control of the governing authority for such state charter schools for the school year, and (ii) for the school year commencing July 1, 2021, and each school year thereafter, (I) thirty per cent of the number of children enrolled in such state charter schools eligible for free or reducedother pricebusiness mealsentity; or free milk, (II) fifteen per cent of the number of such children eligible for free or reduced price meals or free milk in excess of the number of such children eligible for free or reduced price meals or free milk that is equal to sixty per cent of the total number of children enrolled in such state charter schools, and (III) twenty-five per cent of the number of students enrolledinsuchstatecharterschoolswhoareEnglishlanguagelearners, as defined in section 10-76kk.

(B)(3) "Foundation""Public-private [haspartnership" the same meaning as provided in section 10- 262f] means (i) for the fiscalrelationship yearsestablished endingbetween Junethe 30,local 2024,or andregional Juneboard 30,of 2025,education eleventhousand five hundred twenty-five dollars, (ii) for thefiscala yeartown endingdesignated June 30, 2026, eleven thousand five hundred twenty-five dollars adjusted by the percentage increase in personal income, as definedan inalliance sectiondistrict, 2-33a,a orcommunity thecollege percentageand increasea inprivate inflation,entity as defined in section 2-33a, whichever is greater, and (iii) for the fiscalpurpose year ending June 30, 2027, and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of theimplementing foundationa forpathways the prior fiscal year adjusted by the percentage increase in personaltechnology income,early ascollege definedhigh inschool sectionprogram; 2-33a, or the percentage increase in inflation, as defined in section 2-33a, whichever is greater.

(C)and "Charter(4) full"Pathways weightedin fundingtechnology perearly student"college meanshigh theschool quotientprogram" ofmeans (i)a theprogram product of theinstruction totalin charterwhich need students and the foundation, and (ii) the number of students enrolled in stategrades charternine schoolsto undertwelve, theinclusive, controlcomplete ofhigh theschool governingand authoritycollege-level forcoursework suchwhile statesimultaneously charterengaging schoolsin forindustry-guided theworkforce schooldevelopment. year.

(D)(b) "CharterFor grantthe adjustment"fiscal meansyear theending absoluteJune value30, of[2024] the2025, differenceand betweeneach fiscal year thereafter, the foundationDepartment andof charterEducation fullshall weightedannually fundingissue pera studentrequest for stateproposals charterto schoolslocal underand regional boards of education for towns designated as alliance districts for the controlestablishment of a new public- private partnership or the governingenhancement sHB5003of /an Fileexisting No.pathways in technology early college high school program.

575The 35department sHB5003shall Filereview No.such proposals and award a grant to two such boards for the costs associated with the establishment of a new public-private partnership or enhancement of a pathways in technology early college high school program.

575 authority for such state charter schools for the school year.

(2) For the fiscal year ending July 1, 2022, the state shall pay in accordance with this subsection, to the fiscal authority for a state charter schoolfor each student enrolledin such school,thefoundationplus four and one-tenth per cent of its charter grant adjustment.

(3) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the state shall pay in accordance with this subsection, to the fiscal authority for a state charter school for each student enrolled in such school, the foundation plus twenty-five and forty-two-one-hundredths per cent of its charter grant adjustment.

(4) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, the state shall pay in accordance with this subsection, to the fiscal authority for a state charter school for each student enrolled in such school, the foundation plus thirty-six and eight-one-hundredths per cent of its charter grant adjustment.

(5) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, the state shall pay in accordance with this subsection, to the fiscal authority for a state charter school, the product of the foundation and its total charter need students.

[(4)] (6) Payments under subdivisions (2) [and (3)] to (5), inclusive, of this subsection shall be paid 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.

[(5)] (7) In the case of a student identified as requiring special education, the school district in which the student resides shall:

(A) Hold the planning and placement team meeting for such student and shall invite representatives from the charter school to participate in such meeting;

and (B) pay the state charter school, on a quarterly basis, an amount equal to the difference between the reasonable cost of educating sHB5003 / File No.

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575 such student and the sum of the amount received by the state charter school for such student pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection and amounts received from other state, federal, local or private sources calculated on a per pupil basis.

Such school district shall be eligible for reimbursement pursuant to section 10-76g.

The charter school a student requiring special education attends shall be responsible for ensuring that such student receives the services mandated by the student's individualized education program whether such services are provided by the charter school or by the school district in which the student resides.

Section 10-6510-276a of the general statutesstatutes, as amended by section of public act 23-204, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):2023):

(a) EachCommencing localwith orthe regionalfiscal schoolyear districtending operatingJune an30, agricultural2002, scienceif anda technologyschool educationdistrict centerthat approvedreceived bya thepriority Stateschool Boarddistrict grant pursuant to subsection (a) of Educationsection 10-266p for program,the educationalprior need,fiscal locationyear andis areano longer eligible to bereceive servedsuch a grant, such school district shall bereceive eligiblea priority school district phase-out grant for each of the followingthree grants:fiscal years Public Act No.

(1)23-208 In5 accordance with the provisions of chapter16 173,Substitute throughHouse progressBill paymentsNo. in accordance with the provisions of section 10-287i, (A) for projects for which an application was filed prior to July 1, 2011, ninety-five per cent, and (B) for projects for which an application was filed on or after July 1, 2011, eighty per cent of the net eligible costs of constructing, acquiring, renovating and equipping approved facilities to be used exclusively for such agricultural science and technology education center, for the expansion or improvement of existing facilities or for the replacement or improvement of equipment therein, and (2) subject to the provisions of section 10-65b, [and within available appropriations, in an amount equal to five thousand two hundred dollars per student for every secondary school student who was enrolled in such center on October first of the previous year] for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, a grant equal to the amount such board is entitled to receive under the provisions of section 2 of this act.

(b)5003 Eachfollowing localthe orfiscal regionalyear boardsuch ofschool educationdistrict notreceived maintainingits anfinal agriculturalpriority scienceschool anddistrict technologygrant. education center shall provide sHB5003 / File No.

575The 37amount sHB5003of Filesuch No.phase-out grants shall be determined in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.

575(b) opportunities(1) forFor the first fiscal year following the fiscal year such school district received its studentsfinal topriority enrollschool district grant, in onean oramount moreequal to the difference between (A) the amount of such centers.final grant, and (B) an amount equal to twenty-five per cent of the difference between (i) the amount of such final grant, and (ii) the greater of two hundred fifty thousand dollars or the amount of the grants received by transitional school districts pursuant to section 10-263c.

[in(2) aFor numberthesecond thatfiscal isyear atfollowing least equal to the numberfiscal specifiedyear insuch anyschool writtendistrict agreementreceived withits eachfinal suchpriority centerschool ordistrict centers,grant, or in the absence of such an agreement,amount a number that is at least equal to the averagedifference numberbetween of(A) its students that the boardamount of education enrolled in each such centerfinal orgrant, centersand during(B) thean previousamount threeequal school years, provided, in addition to suchfifty number,per eachcent such board of education shall provide opportunities for its students to enroll in the ninthdifference gradebetween in(i) a number that is at least equal to the numberamount specified in any written agreement with each such center or centers, or in the absence of such anfinal agreement,grant, aand number(ii) that is at least equal to the averagegreater number of studentstwo thathundred thefifty boardthousand ofdollars education enrolled in the ninth grade in each such center or centers during the previousamount three school years.] If a local or regional board of educationthe providedgrants opportunitiesreceived forby studentstransitional to enroll in more than one center for the school yeardistricts commencingpursuant July 1, 2007, such board of education shall continue to providesection such10- opportunities263c. to students in accordance with this subsection.

The(3) boardFor ofthe educationthird operatingfiscal anyear agriculturalfollowing sciencethe andfiscal technologyyear educationsuch centerschool [may]district shallreceived notits charge,final subjectpriority to the provisions of section 10-65b, tuition [for a school yeardistrict grant, in an amount notequal to exceedthe fifty-ninedifference andbetween two-tenths(A) perthe centamount oftheof foundationsuch levelfinal pursuantgrant, toand subdivision(B) (9)an ofamount sectionequal 10-262f,to seventy-five per studentcent forof the fiscaldifference yearbetween in(i) which the tuitionamount is paid] to another local or regional board of education, except that such boardfinal maygrant, chargeand tuition(ii) forthe [(1)greater studentsof enrolledtwo underhundred shared-timefifty arrangementsthousand ondollars aor proratabasis,and(2)] specialeducationstudentswhichshallnotexceed the actualamount costs of educatingthe suchgrants studentsreceived minusby thetransitional amountsschool receiveddistricts pursuant to subdivisionsection (2)10-263c. of subsection (a) of this section.

[and(c) Commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, if a school district that was not eligible to receive a priority school district grant pursuant to subsection (c)(a) of thissaid section.]section Any10-266p, tuitionfor paidthe byprior suchfiscal boardyear forbecomes specialeligible educationto studentsreceive [insuch excessa grant, the amount of the tuitiongrant paidsuch town receives pursuant to said section for non-special-the educationfirst students]year of such eligibility shall be reimbursedreduced pursuantby tofifty sectionper 10-76g.cent.

[(c)Inadditiontothegrantsdescribedinsubsection(a)ofthissection,(d) within[Notwithstanding availablethe appropriations,provisions (1) each local or regional board of educationthis operatingsection, anany agriculturalschool sciencedistrict andthat technologyreceived educationa centerpriority inschool whichdistrict morephase-out thangrant one hundred fifty of the students in the priorPublic schoolAct year were out-of-district students shall be eligible to receive a sHB5003 / File No.

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5755003 grantthird infiscal anyear amountfollowing equalthe tofiscal fiveyear hundredsuch dollarsschool fordistrict everyreceived secondaryits final priority school studentdistrict enrolledgrant induring suchthe centerfiscal onyear Octoberending firstJune of30, the2023, previoussuch year,(2)onandafterJuly1,2000,ifalocalorregionalboardofeducationschool operatingdistrict anshall agriculturalbe scienceeligible andto technologyreceive educationa centerpriority thatschool receiveddistrict aphase-out grant pursuantin an amount equal to the amount described in subdivision (1)(3) of subsection (b) of this subsectionsection noin longerthe qualifiesfiscal year ending June 30, 2024.] Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, for suchthe afiscalyearendingJune30,2024,anyschooldistrictthat grant,wouldhavebeen in the first fiscal year following the fiscal year such localschool ordistrict regionalreceived boarditsfinal ofpriority educationschool district grant, shall receive aagrant grantequal into anthe amount determinedit asreceived follows:for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023.

(A) For the first fiscal year such board of education does not qualify for a grant under saidsubdivision(1),a grant in theamount equalto four hundreddollars for every secondary school student enrolled in its agricultural science and technology education center on October first of the previous year, (B) for the second successive fiscal year such board of education does not so qualify, a grant in an amount equal to three hundred dollars for every such secondary school student enrolled in such center on said date,(C)forthethirdsuccessivefiscalyearsuchboardofeducationdoes not so qualify, a grant in an amount equal to two hundred dollars for every such secondary school student enrolled in such center on said date, and (D) for the fourth successive fiscal year such board of education does not so qualify, a grant in an amount equal to one hundred dollars for every such secondary school student enrolled in such center on said date, and (3) each local and regional board of education operating an agricultural science and technology education center that does not receive a grant pursuant to subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection shall receive a grant in an amount equal to sixty dollars for every secondary school student enrolled in such center on said date.

(d) (1) If there are any remaining funds after the amount of the grants described in subsections (a) and (c) of this section are calculated, within available appropriations, each local or regional board of education operating an agricultural science and technology education center shall be eligible to receive a grant in an amount equal to one hundred dollars for each student enrolled in such center on October first of the previous school year.

(2) If there are any remaining funds after the amount of the grants described in subdivision (1) of this subsection are calculated, within available appropriations, each local or regional board of education operating an agricultural science and technology education sHB5003 / File No.

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575 center that had more than one hundred fifty out-of-district students enrolled in such center on October first of the previous school year shall be eligible to receive a grant based on the ratio of the number of out-of- district students in excess of one hundred fifty out-of-district students enrolled in such center on said date to the total number of out-of-district students in excess of one hundred fifty out-of-district students enrolled in all agricultural science and technology education centers that had in excess of one hundred fifty out-of-district students enrolled on said date.

(e) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2012, and June 30, 2013, the Department of Education shall allocate five hundred thousand dollars to localor regionalboardsofeducationoperating anagricultural science and technology education center in accordance with the provisions of subsections (b) to (d), inclusive, of this section.] [(f)] (c) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, and each fiscal year thereafter, if a local or regional board of education receives an increase in funds pursuant to this section over the amount it received for the priorfiscalyearsuchincreaseshallnotbe usedtosupplantlocalfunding for educational purposes.

[(g) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 10-51 and 10-222, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2015, to June 30, 2017, inclusive, any amount received by a local or regional board of education pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section that exceeds the amount appropriated for education by the municipality or the amount in the budget approved by such regional board of education for purposes of said subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section, shall be available for use by such local or regional board of education, provided such excess amount is spent in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section.] (d) For the purposes of equalization aid under section 10-262h, as amended by this act, a student enrolled in an agricultural science and technology education center shall be counted as a resident student, as defined in section 10-262f, as amended by this act, of the town in which sHB5003 / File No.

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575 such student resides.

Subsection(Effective (d)from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of sectionpart 10-64III of chapter 164 of the general statutesstatutes, isthe repealedelections for and terms of membership of the followingregional isboard substitutedof ineducation lieufor thereofRegional (EffectiveSchool JulyDistrict 1,20 2024):shall be as follows:

(d)(1) AnyOn localand orafter regionalJune board1, of2024, educationbut whichprior doesto notJune furnish30, agricultural2024, scienceeach andmember technologytown educationshall approvedelect byone themember Stateand Boardsuch ofelected Educationmember shall designateserve a schoolterm or schools having such a course approved by the State Board of Educationfour asyears; the school which any person may attend who has completed an elementary school course through the eighth grade.

The(2) boardon of education shall pay the [tuition and] reasonable and necessaryafter costJune of1, transportation2025, ofbut anyprior personto underJune twenty-one30, years2025, ofeach agemember whotown isshall notelect aone graduatemember of a high school or technical education and careersuch schoolelected ormember anshall agriculturalserve sciencea andterm technology education center and who attends the designated school, provided transportation services may be suspended in accordance with the provisions of sectionfour 10-233c.years;

Eachand such(3) board'son reimbursementand percentageafter pursuantJune to1, section2026, 10-266mbut forprior expendituresto inJune excess30, of2026, eight hundred dollars per pupil incurred in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004, and in each fiscalmember yeartownshallelectonememberandsuchelectedmembershallserveaterm thereafter,of shallfour beyears. increased by an additional twenty percentage points.

SubsectionSection (b)10-233m of sectionthe 10-97general statutes, as amended by section of thepublic generalact statutes23-167, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):2023):

(b)Each Any local or regional board of education whichthat doesassigns nota furnishschool agriculturalresource scienceofficer andto technologyany educationschool approvedunder by the Statejurisdiction Board of Educationsuch board shall designateenter ainto school or schools having such a coursememorandum approved by the State Board of Educationunderstanding aswith thea schoollocal whichlaw anyenforcement personagency mayregarding attendtherole whoand hasresponsibility completedof ansuch elementary school courseresource throughofficer. the eighth grade.

TheSuch boardmemorandum of educationunderstanding shall pay(1) thebe [tuitionmaintained and]in reasonablea andcentral necessarylocation costin ofthe transportationschool ofdistrict anyand personposted underon twenty-onethe yearsInternet ofweb agesite who is not a graduate of athe high school ordistrict technical education and careereach school and who attends the designated school, provided transportation services may be suspended in sHB5003which /such FilePublic Act No.

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5755003 accordanceschool withresource theofficer is assigned, (2) include provisions ofaddressing sectiondaily 10-233c.interactions between students and school personnel with school resource officers, and (3) include a graduated response model for student discipline.

EachAny such board'smemorandum reimbursementof percentageunderstanding pursuantentered tointo, sectionextended, 10-266mupdated foror expendituresamended (A) on or after July 1, 2021, shall include a provisionthat requiresallschoolresourceofficersto complete, while in excessthe performance of eighttheir hundredduties dollarsas perschool pupilresource incurredofficers inand during periods when such school resource officers are assigned to be at the fiscalschool, yearany beginningseparate training specifically related to social-emotional learning and restorative practices providedto certified employees of the school pursuant to sections 10-148a and 10-220a, as amended by [this act] public act 23-167, and (B) on or after July 1, 1987,2023, shall include provisions specifying a school resource officer's duties concerning, and inprocedures eachfor, fiscalthe yearrestraint thereafter,of shallstudents, beuse increasedof firearms, school-based arrests and reporting of any investigations and behavioral interventions of challenging behavior or conflict that escalates to violence or constitutes a crime, pursuant to the provisions of section 73 of [this act] public act 23-167, as amended by anthis additionalact, twentyprovided percentagesuch points.provisions are in accordance with any laws or policies concerning the duties of police officers.

For the purposes of this section, "school resource officer" means a sworn police officer of a local law enforcement agency who has been assigned to a school pursuant to an agreement between the local or regional board of education and the chief of police of a local law enforcement agency.

SubsectionSection (g)73 of sectionpublic 10-266aaact of23-167 the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):2023):

[(g)Each (1)school Exceptresource officer, as provideddefined in subdivisionssection (2)10-233m andof (3)the ofgeneral thisstatutes, subsection,as theamended Departmentby ofsection Education72 shallof provide,public withinact available23-167 appropriations,and anthis annualact, grantshall submit to the localchief orof regionalpolice board of educationsuch forschool eachresource receivingofficer's districtlocal inlaw anenforcement amountagency nota toreport exceed two thousand five hundred dollars for each out-of-districtinvestigation studentor whobehavioralintervention attendsofchallenging schoolbehavior inor theconflict receivingthat districtescalates underPublic theAct program.No.

(2)23-208 (A)8 For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, and each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall provide, within available appropriations, an annual grant to the local or regional board of education16 forSubstitute eachHouse receivingBill districtNo. if one of the following conditions are met as follows:

(i)5003 Threeto thousandviolence dollarsor forconstitutes eacha out-of-districtcrime studentconducted whoby attends school in the receiving district under the program if the number of such out-of-district students is less than two per cent of the total student population of such receiving district plus any amount available pursuant to subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, (ii) four thousand dollars for each out-of-district student who attends school inresource theofficer receivingnot districtlater under the program if the number of such out-of- district students is greater than orfive equal to two per cent but less than three per cent of the total student population of such receiving district plus any amount available pursuant to subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, (iii) six thousand dollars for each out-of-district student who attends school indays theafter receivingconducting district under the program if the number of such out-of-districtinvestigation students is greater than or equalbehavioral tointervention. three per cent but less than four per cent of the total student population of such receiving district plus any amount available pursuant to sHB5003 / File No.

575The 42chief sHB5003of Filepolice No.shall submit such report to the superintendent of schools for the school district in which such investigation or behavioral intervention occurred in accordance with the provisions of the memorandum of understanding entered into pursuant to section 10-233m of the general statutes, as amended by section 72 of public act 23-167 and this act, but shall be not less frequently than monthly.

575Such subparagraphsuperintendent (B)shall ofsubmit thissuch subdivision,report (iv)to six thousand dollars for each out-of-district student who attends school in the receivinglocal districtor underregional theboard program if the Commissioner of Educationeducation determines that the receiving district has an enrollment of greater than four thousand students and has increased the number of students in the program by at least fifty per cent from the previous fiscal year plus any amount available pursuant to subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, or (v) eight thousand dollars for each out-of-district student who attends school indistrict. the receiving district under the program if the number of such out-of- district students is greater than or equal to four per cent of the total student population of such receiving district plus any amount available pursuant to subparagraph (B) of this subdivision.

(B)Such Forreport shall include, but need not be limited to, (1) the fiscaldate, yeartime endingand Junelocation 30,of 2023,such investigation or behavioral intervention, (2) the name and eachbadge fiscalnumber yearof thereafter,such school resource officer, (3) the departmentrace, shall,ethnicity, gender, age and disability status for each student involved in ordersuch toinvestigation assistor behavioral intervention, (4) the statereason for and nature of such investigation or behavioral intervention, (5) the disposition of such investigation or behavioral intervention, and (6) whether any student involved in meetingsuch itsinvestigation obligationsor underbehavioral commitmentintervention 9Bwas (A) searched, (B) apprised of thesuch Comprehensivestudent's Schoolconstitutional Choicerights, Plan(C) pursuantissued toa citation or a summons, (D) arrested, or (E) detained, including the settlementamount inof Shefftime v.such student was detained.

O'Neill,For HHD-X07-purposes CV89-4026240-S,of provide,this withinsection, available"investigation appropriations,or anbehavioral additionalintervention" grantmeans toa thecircumstance localin orwhich regionala boardschool ofresource educationofficer foris eachconducting receiving(i) districta infact-finding theinquiry amountconcerning ofstudent twobehavior thousandor dollarsschool forsafety, eachincluding, out-of-but districtnot studentlimited whoto, residesemergency incircumstances, theor Hartford(ii) regionan andintervention attendsto schoolresolve inviolent theor receivingnonviolent districtstudent underbehavior theor program.conflicts.

(3) (A) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the department shall provide a grant to the local or regional board of education for each receiving district described in subdivision (4) of subsection (c) of this section in an amount of four thousand dollars for each out-of-district student who resides in Danbury or Norwalk and attends school in the receiving district under the pilot program.

(B) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall provide an annual grant to the local or regional board of education for each receiving district described in subdivision (4) of subsection (c) of this section for each out-of-district student who resides in Danbury or Norwalk and attends school in the receiving district under the pilot program in accordance with the sHB5003 / File No.

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575 provisions of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection.] (g) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, each receiving district shall be paid a grant equal to the amount the receiving district is entitled to receive under the provisions of section 2 of this act.

[(C)] (2) Not later than January 1, 2025, the department shall submit a report on the pilot program in operation in Danbury and Norwalk, pursuant to subdivision (4) of subsection (c) of this section, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of mattersrelatingtoeducationandappropriations,inaccordancewiththe provisions of section 11-4a.

Such report shall include, but need not be limited to, the total number of students participating in the pilot program, the number of students from each town participating in the pilot program, the total amount of the grant paid under the pilot program and the amount of the grant paid to each town participating in the pilot program.

[(4)] (3) Each town which receives funds pursuant to this subsection shall make such funds available to its local or regional board of education in supplement to any other local appropriation, other state or federal grant or other revenue to which the local or regional board of education is entitled.

(EffectiveSection from10a-173 passage)of (a)the Theregeneral statutes is establishedrepealed and the Buildingfollowing Educationalis Responsibilitysubstituted within Greaterlieu Improvementthereof Networks(Effective Commission.July 1, 2023):

The(a) commissionFor shall study (1) issues relating to education funding entitled to local and regional boards of education, charter schools and interdistrict magnet school operators under the provisionspurposes of section 10-262h of the general statutes, as amended by this act,section: section 10-66ee of the general statutes, as amended by this act, and section2 ofthisact, (2)accountability measuresfor alliance districts,and (3) accountability measures for charter schools.

(b) (1) The"Family portioncontribution" ofmeans suchthe studyexpected regardingfamily issuescontribution relatingfor toPublic educationAct funding entitled to local and regional boards of education, sHB5003 / File No.

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5755003 chartereducational schoolscosts and interdistrict magnet schools shall include, but need not be limited to, an analysis of and recommendations relating to (A) the compensation, benefits, retention and recruitment of teachers, paraprofessionals and social workers, (B) restrictions on the use of any additional funds received pursuant to section 10-262h of the general statutes, as amendedcomputed byfrom this[the] act,a andstudent's sectionFree 2Application of this act, (C) reporting requirements for schoolFederal districtsStudent receivingAid; additional funds provided under the provisions of section 10-262h of the general statutes, as amendedby thisact, andsection2ofthisact,and(D)optimalclasssizes.

(2) The"Student portionaid ofindex" suchmeans study regarding alliance districts shall include, but need not be limited to, (A) an analysis of the processindex byused whichto alliancedetermine districteligibility plans are developed by boards of education and are reviewed and approved by the Commissioner of Education, and recommendations for narrowingfinancial the focus of or replacing such plans, (B) a consideration of the removal of the withholding of a portion of an alliance district's equalization aid grant under section 10-262u of the general statutes, as amendedcomputed byfrom this act, (C) the feasibility of creating independent financial audits of the expenditures under the entire budget of boards of education for alliance districts, (D) the feasibility of requiring boards of education for alliance districts to hold hearings on interventions and make annual evaluations of any new programming established in the school district, (E) a considerationstudent's ofFree establishingApplication guidelines for theFederal hiringStudent ofAid; nonclassroom personnel, and (F) a consideration of interventions that the Department of Education may take in regard to the operations of an alliance district.

(3)[(2) The"Full-time portionor ofpart-time suchundergraduate studystudent"] regarding(3) charter"Eligible schoolsstudent" shallmeans include,a butstudent needwho notis be limited to, (A) the feasibility of allowing for a fullresident grade expansion of existingthe charters,state, including(B) gradeenrolled expansion,at (B) an examinationinstitution of thehigher impacteducation ofin moratoriumsa oncourse the granting of newstudy charters,leading asto wellsuch asstudent's thefirst approvalassociate ofor newbachelor's interdistrictdegree, magnetand school[who programs,is] and (C) acarrying, considerationfor ofa thefull-time durationstudent, oftwelve theor lengthmore ofsemester acredit charter'shours, validityor, andfor thea standardspart-time usedstudent, bybetween thesix Stateand Boardeleven ofsemester Educationcredit duringhours itsat determinationsuch institution of whetherhigher toeducation; renew a charter.

sHB5003[(3)] /(4) File"Independent No.institution of higher education" means a nonprofit institution established in this state (A) that has degree- granting authority in this state;

575(B) 45that sHB5003has Fileits No.main campus located in this state;

575(C) (c)that Theis commissionnot shallincluded consistin the Connecticut system of thepublic followinghighereducation;and(D)whoseprimaryfunctionisnotthepreparation members:of students for religious vocation;

(1)[(4)] Three(5) appointed"Public byinstitution the speaker of thehigher Houseeducation" ofmeans Representatives,the oneofwhomisaconstituent representativeunits oftheConnecticut AssociationofPublic School Superintendents, one of whomthe isstate asystem representative of thehigher Connecticuteducation Councilidentified ofin Administratorssubdivisions of(1) Special Education and one(2) of whomsection is10a-1, aexcept representative of the RESCregional Alliance;community-technical colleges;

(2)[(5)] Three(6) appointed"Eligible byeducational costs" means the presidenttuition proand temporerequired offees thefor Senate,an oneindividual ofstudent whomthat isare apublished representativeby ofeach thepublic Connecticutor Associationindependent institution of Boardhigher ofeducation Education,participating onein ofthe whomgrant isprogram established under this section, plus a representativefixed ofamount Specialfor Educationrequired Equitybooks forKidsandoneofwhomisarepresentativeoftheCenterforChildren'sand Advocacy;educational supplies as determined by the Office of Higher Education.

(3)(b) Three[The appointedstate, byacting thethrough majoritythe] leaderThe ofOffice the House of Representatives,Higher one of whom is a representative of the Connecticut School Counselor Association, one of whom is a representative of the Connecticut Education Association[,] andPublic oneAct ofNo. whom is a superintendent of an alliance district;

(4)Threeappointedby23-208 themajorityleaderoftheSenate,oneofwhom10 is a representative of the16 AmericanSubstitute FederationHouse ofBill Teachers-Connecticut,No. one of whom is a representative of ConnCAN and one of whom is a representative of the School and State Finance Project;

(5)5003 Twoshall appointedestablish by the minority[Governor's] leaderRoberta ofB. the House of Representatives, one of whom is a representative of the Connecticut Association of School Administrators and one of whom is a representative of the Connecticut Association of School Business Officials;

(6)Willis TwoScholarship appointedprogram byto theannually minoritymake leaderneed-based offinancial theaid Senate,available onefor ofeligible whomeducational iscosts a[for representative of the Connecticut Charterresidents] Schoolto Associationeligible andstudents oneenrolled ofat whomConnecticut's ispublic theand executiveindependent directorinstitutions of anhigher agriculturaleducation. science and technology education center;

(7)[as Thefull-time Commissioneror ofpart-time Education,undergraduate students beginning with new or transfer students in the commissioner'sfiscal designee;year ending June 30, 2014.

On and sHB5003after /July File1, No.2016, said program shall be known as the "Roberta B.

575Willis 46Scholarship sHB5003program". File No.

575Any (8)award Themade Secretaryto a student in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, under the capitol scholarship grant program, established under section 10a-169 of the Officegeneral statutes, revision of Policy1958, andrevised Management,to orJanuary 1, 2013, the secretary'sConnecticut designee.aid to public college students grant program, established under section 10a-164a of the generalstatutes,revisionof1958,revisedtoJanuary1,2013,Connecticut aid to Charter Oak, established under subsection (c) of section 10a-164a of thegeneral statutes,revision of1958, revised to January 1, 2013,or the Connecticut independent college student grant program, established under section 10a-36 of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2013, shall be offered under the Roberta B.

(d)Willis AllScholarship initialprogram appointmentsand be renewable for the life of the original award, provided such student meets and continues to meet the commissionneed shalland beacademic madestandards notestablished laterfor thanthirtypurposes daysafterof theeffectivethe dateprogram ofthisunder section.Anywhich vacancysuch shallstudent bereceived filledthe byoriginal award.] [(c)] Within available [appropriations] funds, the appointingRoberta authority.B.

(e)TheWillis speakerScholarship oftheHouseprogram ofRepresentativesandthepresident pro tempore of the Senate shall selectinclude thea chairpersonsneed ofand themerit-based commissiongrant, froma amongneed-based thegrant membersand ofa theCharter commission.Oak grant.

SuchThe chairpersonsneed shalland schedulemerit-based thegrant firstshall meetingbe offunded theat commission,not whichless shallthan betwenty heldper cent but not latermore than sixtythirty daysper aftercent theof effectiveavailable date[appropriations] offunds thisor section.ten million dollars, whichever is greater.

(f) The administrativeneed-based staffgrant ofshall thebe jointfunded standingat committeeup of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to educationeighty shallper servecent as administrative staff of theavailable commission.[appropriations] funds.

(g)The (1)Charter NotOak latergrant than February 1, 2024, the commission shall submitbe anot reportless onthan theone portionhundred ofthousand thedollars study described in subdivision (1) of subsectionavailable (b)[appropriations] offunds. this section, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and appropriations.

(2)There Notshall laterbe thanan Januaryadministrative 15,allowance 2025,based the commission shall submit a report on theone-quarter portion of theone studyper describedcent in subdivisions (2) and (3) of subsection (b) of this section, in accordance with the provisionsavailable of[appropriations] sectionPublic 11-4aAct ofNo. the general statutes, on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education.

(3)23-208 The11 commission shall terminate on the date that it submits the last of such16 reportsSubstitute orHouse JulyBill 1,No. 2025, whichever is later.

5003 funds, but [(1) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, not less than three hundred fifty thousand dollars, and (2) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and each fiscal year thereafter,] not less than one hundred thousand dollars annually.

[In addition to the amount of the annual appropriation allocated to the regional community-technical colleges under subsection (e) of this section, and to regional community- technical college students under subsection (d) of this section, not less than two and one-half per cent of the annual appropriation shall be allocated to the regional community-technical colleges to be used for financial aid purposes.] The Office of Higher Education shall use the funds appropriated or allocated for the Roberta B.

Willis Scholarship program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, to make awards pursuant to subsection (c) of this section and allocate funds pursuant to subsections (d) and (f) of this section for the academic years commencing July 1, 2023, and July 1, 2024, provided the office shall use all funds allocated for the Roberta B.

Willis Scholarship program from the federal funds designated for the state pursuant to the provisions of Section 602 of Subtitle M of Title IX of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L.

117-2, as amended from time to time, on or before December 31, 2024.

[(d)] (c) The Roberta B.WillisScholarshipneedandmerit-based grant shall be available to any [Connecticut resident who is a full-time or part- time undergraduate] eligible student at any public or independent institution of higher education.

The Office of Higher Education shall determine [eligibility by] qualification for financial need based on family contribution prior to July 1, 2024, and, on and after July 1, 2024, based on student aid index and [eligibility by] qualification for merit based on either previous high school academic achievement or performance on standardized academic aptitude tests.

The Office of Higher Education shall make awards according to a sliding scale, annually determined by said office, up to a maximum family contribution or student aid index and based on available Public Act No.

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5003 [appropriations and] funds and the number of eligible students who qualify for an award.

The Roberta B.

Willis Scholarship need and merit- based grant shall be awarded in a higher amount than the need-based grant awarded pursuant to subsection [(e)] (d) of this section.

Recipients of the need and merit-based grant shall not be eligible to receive an additional need-based award.

The order of institutions of higher education provided by [a] an eligible student on [the] such student's Free Application for Federal Student Aid shall not affect the student's [eligibility] qualification for an award under this subsection.

The [accepting] institution of higher education in which an eligible student enrolls shall disburse sums awarded under the need and merit-based grant for payment of [the] such student's eligible educational costs.

[(e)] (d) The Roberta B.

Willis Scholarship need-based grant shall be available to any [Connecticut resident who is a full-time or part-time undergraduate]eligiblestudentatanypublicorindependentinstitution of higher education.

The amount of the annual [appropriation] funds to be allocated to each institution of higher education shall be determined by its actual full-time equivalent enrollment of [undergraduate students who are Connecticut residents] eligible students with a family contribution or student aid index during the fall semester of the fiscal year two years prior to the grant year of an amount not greater than two hundred per cent of the maximum family contribution or student aid index eligible for a federal Pell grant award for the academic year one year prior to the grant year.

Not later than July first, annually, each institution of higher education shall report such enrollment data to the Office of Higher Education.

Not later than October first, annually, the Office of Higher Education shall (1) publish such enrollment data on its Internet web site, [and] (2) notify each institution of higher education of the proportion of the annual [appropriation] funds that such institution ofhigher educationwillreceive thefollowing fiscalyear,and(3)publish the proportions for each institution of higher education on its Internet web site.

Participating institutions of higher education shall make Public Act No.

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5003 awards (A) to eligible full-time students in an amount up to four thousand five hundred dollars, and (B) to eligible part-time students in an amount that is prorated according to the number of credits each student will earn for completing the course or courses in which such student is enrolled, such that a student enrolled in a course or courses earning (i) at least nine but less than twelve credits is eligible for up to seventy-five per cent ofthe maximum award, and (ii) at least six but less than nine credits is eligible for up to fifty per cent of the maximum award.

Each participating institution of higher education shall expend all of the moneys received under the Roberta B.

Willis Scholarship program as direct financial assistance only for eligible educational costs.

[(f)] (e) Participating institutions of higher education shall annually provide the Office of Higher Education with data and reports on all [Connecticut] eligible students who applied for financial aid, including, but not limited to, students receiving a Roberta B.

Willis Scholarship grant, in a form and at a time determined by said office.

If an institution of higher education fails to submit information to the Office of Higher Education as directed, such institution shall be prohibited from participating in the scholarship program in the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which such institution failed to submit such information.

Each participating institution of higher education shall maintain, for a period of not less than three years, records substantiating the reported number of [Connecticut] eligible students and documentation utilized by the institution of higher education in determining [eligibility] qualification of the student grant recipients.

Such records shall be subject to audit or review.

Funds not obligated by an institution of higher education shall be returned by May first in the fiscal year the grant was made to the Office of Higher Education for reallocation.

Financial aid provided to [Connecticut residents] eligible students under this program shall be designated as a grant from the Roberta B.

Willis Scholarship program.

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5003 [(g)] (f) The Roberta B.

Willis Scholarship Charter Oak grant shall be available to any [full-time or part-time undergraduate] eligible student enrolled in Charter Oak State College.

The Office of Higher Education shall allocate any [appropriation] funds to Charter Oak State College to be used to provide grants for eligible educational costs to [residents of this state] eligible students who demonstrate substantial financial need and who are matriculated in a degree program at Charter Oak State College.

Individual awards shall not exceed a student's calculated eligible educational costs.

Financial aid provided to [Connecticut residents] eligible students under this program shall be designated as a grant from the Roberta B.

Willis Scholarship program.

[(h)] (g) In administering the Roberta B.

Willis Scholarship program, the Office of Higher Education shall develop and utilize fiscal procedures designed to ensure accountability of the public funds expended.

Such procedures shall include provisions for compliance reviews that shall be conducted by the Office of Higher Education on any institution of higher education that participates in the program.

Commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, and biennially thereafter, each such institution of higher education shall submit the results of an audit done by an independent certified public accountant for each year of participation in the program.

Any institution of higher education determined by the Office of Higher Education not to be in substantial compliance with the provisions of the Roberta B.

Willis Scholarship program shall be ineligible to receive funds under the program for the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the institution of higher education was determined not to be in substantial compliance.

Funding shall be restored when the Office of Higher Education determines that the institution of higher education has returned to substantial compliance.

SectionSections 10-4a38 ofto the40, generalinclusive, statutesof ispublic repealedact and23-167 theare followingrepealed. is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023):

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5755003 ForSec. purposes of sections 10-4, 10-4b and 10-220 and subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 10-66dd, as amended by this act, the educational interests of the state shall include, but not be limited to, the concern of the state that (1) each child shall have for the period prescribed in the general statutes equal opportunity to receive a suitable programofeducationalexperiences;(2)eachschooldistrictshallfinance at a reasonable level at least equal to the minimum budget requirement pursuant to the provisions of section 10-262j an educational program designed to achieve this end;

(3) in order to reduce racial, ethnic and economic isolation, each school district shall provide educational opportunitiesforitsstudentstointeractwithstudentsandteachersfrom other racial, ethnic, and economic backgrounds and may provide such opportunities with students from other communities;

and (4) the mandates in the general statutes pertaining to education within the jurisdiction of the State Board of Education be implemented.

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SubdivisionSections (1)135, of311 subsectionand (b)312 of sectionpublic 10-66ddact of23-204 theare generalrepealed. statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023):

(b)(Effective (1)July Subject1, to2023) theApproved provisionsJune of29, this2023 subsectionPublic andAct exceptNo. as may be waived pursuant to subsection (d) of section 10-66bb, charter schools shall be subject to all federal and state laws governing public schools, including the provisions of sections 10-4a, as amended by this act, and 10-4b.

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Section 10-262u of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):

(a) As used in this section and section 10-262i:

(1) ["Alliance district"] "Educational reform district" means a school district for a town that [(A)] is among the towns with the [thirty-three] twenty lowest accountability index scores, as calculated by the Department of Education.

[, or (B) was previously designated as an alliance district by the Commissioner of Education for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2013, to June 30, 2022, inclusive.] sHB5003 / File No.

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575 (2) "Legacy alliance district" means a school district for a town that was designated as an alliance district by theCommissioner of Education for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2013, to June 30, 2024, inclusive.

[(2)] (3) "Accountability index" has the same meaning as provided in section 10-223e.

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

[(4) "Educational reform district" means an alliance district that is among the ten lowest accountability index scores when all towns are ranked highest to lowest in accountability index scores.] (b) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, the Commissioner of Education shall designate thirty school districts as alliance reform districts.

Any school district designated as an alliance district shall be so designated for a period of five years.

On or before June 30, 2016, the Department of Education shall determine if there are any additional alliance districts.

(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, the commissioner shall designate thirty-three school districts as alliance districts.

Any school district designated as an alliance district shall be so designated for a period of five years.

(3) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the commissioner shall designate thirty-six school districts as alliance districts.

Any school district designated as an alliance district shall be so designated for a period of [five] two years.

(4) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the commissioner shall designate twenty school districts as educational reform districts.

Any school district designated as an educational reform district shall be so designated for a period of two years.

(c) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, [2023, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Comptroller shall withhold from any town that (A) was sHB5003 / File No.

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575 designated as an alliance district pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section 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, and (B) was designated as an alliance district for the first time pursuant to subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of this section, any increase in funds received over the amount the town received for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, pursuant to subsection (a) of section 10-262i.] 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Comptroller shall withhold from any town that was designated as an educational reform district pursuant to subdivision (4) of subsection (b) of this section 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.

The Comptroller shall transfer such funds to the Commissioner of Education.

(2) Upon receipt of an application pursuant to subsection (d) of this section or section 10-156gg, the Commissioner of Education may pay such funds to the town designated as an [alliance] educational reform 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 (A) the plan described in subsection (d) of this section, (B) the minority candidate certification, retention or residency year programpursuant to section10-156gg,(C)theprovisions of subsection (c) of section 10-262i, and (D) any guidelines developed by the State Board of Education for such funds.

Such funds shall be used to improve student achievement and recruit and retain minority teachers insuch[alliance]educationalreform district andto offset anyother local education costs approved by the commissioner.

(d) The local or regional board of education for a town designated as an [alliance] educational reform 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 pursuant to subsection (a) of section 10-262i.

Applications pursuant to this subsection shall include objectives and performance targets and a plan that are developed, in sHB5003 / File No.

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575 part, on the strategic use of student academic performance data.

Such plan may include, but not be limited to, the following:

(1) A tiered system of interventions for the schools under the jurisdiction of such board based on the needs of such schools, (2) ways to strengthen the foundational programs in reading, through the intensive reading instruction program pursuant to section 10-14u, to ensure reading mastery in kindergarten to grade three, inclusive, with a focus on standards and instruction, proper use of data, intervention strategies, current information for teachers, parental engagement, and teacher professional development, (3) additional learning time, including extended school day or school year programming administered by school personnel or external partners, (4) a talent strategy that includes, but is not limited to, teacher and school leader recruitment and assignment, career ladder policies that draw upon guidelines for a model teacher evaluation program adopted by the State Board of Education, pursuant to section 10-151b, and adopted by each local or regional board of education.

Such talent strategy may include provisions that demonstrate increased ability to attract, retain, promote and bolster the performance of staff in accordance with performance evaluation findings and, in the case of new personnel, other indicators of effectiveness, (5) training for school leaders and other staff on new teacher evaluation models, (6) provisions for the cooperation and coordination with early childhood education providers to ensure alignment with district expectations for student entry into kindergarten, including funding for an existing local Head Start program, (7) provisions for the cooperation and coordination with other governmental and community programs to ensure that students receive adequate support and wraparound services, including community school models, (8) provisions for implementing and furthering state- wide education standards adopted by the State Board of Education and allactivitiesandinitiativesassociatedwithsuchstandards,(9) strategies for attracting and recruiting minority teachers and administrators, (10) provisions for the enhancement of bilingual education programs, pursuant to section 10-17f, or other language acquisition services to English language learners, including, but not limited to, participation in sHB5003 / File No.

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575 the English language learner pilot program, established pursuant to section 10-17n, (11) entering into the model school district responsibilities agreement, described in section 10-223l, (12) leadership succession plans that provide training and learning opportunities for administrators and are designed to assist in the seamless transition of school and district personnel in and out of leadership positions in the school district and the continuous implementation of plans developed under this subsection, (13) implementing the policy adopted pursuant to section 10-223m to improve completion rates of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid by students enrolled in grade twelve in a high school under the jurisdiction of such board or students enrolled in an adult education program maintained by such board pursuant to section 10-69, and, asapplicable, theparentandguardiansofsuch students,and (14) any additional categories or goals as determined by the commissioner.

Such plan shall demonstrate collaboration with key stakeholders, as identified by the commissioner, with the goal of achieving efficiencies andthealignment ofintent andpractice of current programs with conditional programs identified in this subsection.

The commissioner may (A) require changes in any plan submitted by a local or regional board of education before the commissioner approves an application under this subsection, and (B) permit a local or regional board of education, as part of such plan, to use a portion of any funds received under this section for the purposes of paying tuition charged to such board pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (k) of section 10- 264l, as amended by this act, or subsection (b) of section 10-264o, as amended by this act.

(e) The State Board of Education may develop guidelines and criteria for the administration of such funds under this section.

(f)The commissioner may withholdsuchfundsifthelocalorregional board of education fails to comply with the provisions of this section.

The commissioner may renew such funding if the local or regional board of education provides evidence that the school district of such board is achieving the objectives and performance targets approved by the commissioner stated in the plan submitted under this section.

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575 (g) Any local or regional board of education receiving funding under this section shall submit an annual expenditure report to the commissioner on such form and in such manner as requested by the commissioner.

The commissioner shall determine if (1) the local or regional board of education shall repay any funds not expended in accordance with the approved application, or (2) such funding should be reduced in a subsequent fiscal year up to an amount equal to the amount that the commissioner determines is out of compliance with the provisions of this subsection.

(h) Any balance remaining for each local or regional board of education at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried forward for such local or regional board of education for the next fiscal year.

(i) The local or regional board of education of a school district for a town that is among the fifty towns with the lowest accountability index scores, as calculated by the Department of Education, but has not been designated as an educational reform district by the Commissioner of Education, may request technical assistance or other specialized interventions from the department for the provision of academic support services to students.

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Subdivision (2) of section 10-262f of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024):

(2) "Base aid ratio" means for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and each fiscal year thereafter, the sum of (A) one minus the town's wealth adjustment factor, and (B) the town's base aid ratio adjustment factor, if any, except that a town's base aid ratio shall not be less than (i) ten per cent for a town designated as an educational reform district or a legacy alliance district, as those terms are defined in section 10-262u, as amended by this act, or a priority school district, as described in section 10-266p, and (ii) one per cent for a town that is not designated as an alliance district or a priority school district.

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Subdivision (3) of subsection (d) of section 12-18b of the sHB5003 / File No.

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