SB 1510 — AN ACT CONCERNING ASSORTED REVISIONS TO THE EDUCATION STATUTES.

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(ED) AN ACT CONCERNING ASSORTED REVISIONS TO THE EDUCATION STATUTES.

(Effective July 1, 2025) (a) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2027, EASTCONN shall establish a pilot program to implement, in consultation with its member boards of education, a uniformsystemofaccountingforschoolrevenuesandexpendituresand a chart of accounts pursuant to section 10-10c of the general statutes.

Under such program, EASTCONN shall (1) provide technical and operational support to its member districts in implementing such system of accounts and chart of accounts, and (2) share best practices from such implementation withother regional education service centers and school districts.

(b) Not later than January 1, 2027, EASTCONN shall submit, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education a report on the pilot program and any legislative recommendations to improve LCO No.

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LCO(c) 1The early retirement benefit shall be computed in the same manner as the normal retirement benefit, then actuarially reduced, on the basis of 5early Substituteretirement Billtables No.adopted from time to time by the board, for each month early retirement precedes the minimum age at which the member could have retired with a normal retirement benefit pursuant to subsection (a) of section 10-183f, provided such actuarial reduction shall not apply for six months of such early retirement for a member retiring from employment in a school district designated as an alliance district.

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On6284 and2 after July 1, 1999, any revisions to the early retirement tables shall be submitted to the Office of Policy6 andRaised ManagementBill andNo.1510 the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance ofmattersrelatingtoappropriationsandthebudgets of state agencies within one month of their adoption by the board.

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Grant recipients shall refund (1) any LCOunexpended 2amounts at the close of 5the Substituteprogram Billfor No.which the grant was awarded, and (2) any amounts not expended in accordance with the approved grant application.

1510 unexpended amounts at the close of the program for which the grant was awarded, and (2) any amounts not expended in accordance with the approved grant application.

The report shall include, but not be limited to, measurements of the impact on student achievement, school attendance and the in-school behavior ofLCO studentNo. participants.

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[or by contract through a regional educational service center, established pursuant to section 10-66a.] The Connecticut School LCOReform 3Resource ofCenter 5shall Substituteoperate Billyear-round No.and shall focus on serving the needs of all public schools.

1510 Reform Resource Center shall operate year-round and shall focus on serving the needs of all public schools.

(3) provide information on successful models for evaluating student performance and managing studentLCO data;No.

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Section 1 July 1, 2025 10-183g(a)New LCOsection 4Sec. of 5 Substitute Bill No.

15102 July 1, 2025 10-183g(a) Sec.

23 July 1, 2025 10-183g(c) Sec.

34 July 1, 2025 10-16x(e) to (h) Sec.

45 July 1, 2025 10-357b(b) Sec.

56 July 1, 2025 10-357e EDStatement Jointof FavorablePurpose: Subst.

C/RTo APP(1) LCOrequire 5EASTCONN to establish a pilot program to implement a uniform chart of 5accounts, (2) increase the retirement benefit for full- time credited service in an alliance district and reduce the penalty for early retirement, (3) from the funds appropriated for the after-school LCO No.

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1510 program grant program, (A) provide a grant-in-aid to an organization that provides support services to grant recipients, and (B) set aside ten per cent for towns with populations between seven thousand five hundred and twenty thousand, (4) remove the allowance for the establishment of a Connecticut School Reform Resource Center through contract with a regional educational resource center, and (5) require the Department of Education to allocate funds to the State Education Resource Center as specified in its annual budget.

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