Sec. 10-262f. Definitions. Whenever used in this section and sections 10-262h to
10-262j, inclusive:
(1) "Adjusted equalized net grand list" means the equalized net grand list of a town
multiplied by its income adjustment factor.
(2) "Base aid ratio" means one minus the ratio of a town's wealth to the state guaranteed wealth level, provided no town's aid ratio shall be less than nine one-hundredths,
except for towns which rank from one to twenty when all towns are ranked in descending
order from one to one hundred sixty-nine based on the ratio of the number of children
below poverty to the number of children age five to seventeen, inclusive, the town's aid
ratio shall not be less than thirteen one-hundredths when based on data used to determine
the grants pursuant to section 10-262h for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008.
(3) "Income adjustment factor" means the average of a town's per capita income
divided by the per capita income of the town with the highest per capita income in the
state and a town's median household income divided by the median household income
of the town with the highest median household income in the state.
(4) "Median household income" for each town means that enumerated in the most
recent federal decennial census of population or that enumerated in the current population report series issued by the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the
Census, whichever is more recent and available on January first of the fiscal year two
years prior to the fiscal year in which payment is to be made pursuant to section 10-262i.
(5) "Supplemental aid factor" means for each town the average of its percentage of
children eligible under the temporary family assistance program and its grant mastery
percentage.
(6) "Percentage of children eligible under the temporary family assistance program"
means the town's number of children under the temporary family assistance program
divided by the number of children age five to seventeen, inclusive, in the town.
(7) "Average mastery percentage" means for each school year the average of the
three most recent mastery percentages available on December first of the school year.
(8) "Equalized net grand list", for purposes of calculating the amount of grant to
which any town is entitled in accordance with section 10-262h, means the average of
the net grand lists of the town upon which taxes were levied for the general expenses
of the town two, three and four years prior to the fiscal year in which such grant is to
be paid, provided such net grand lists are equalized in accordance with section 10-261a.
(9) "Foundation" means (A) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1990, three thousand
nine hundred eighteen dollars, (B) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1991, four thousand
one hundred ninety-two dollars, (C) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1992, four thousand four hundred eighty-six dollars, (D) for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1993, June
30, 1994, and June 30, 1995, four thousand eight hundred dollars, (E) for the fiscal years
ending June 30, 1996, June 30, 1997, and June 30, 1998, five thousand seven hundred
eleven dollars, (F) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, five thousand seven hundred
seventy-five dollars, (G) for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2000, to June 30, 2007,
inclusive, five thousand eight hundred ninety-one dollars, and (H) for the fiscal years
ending June 30, 2008, to June 30, 2012, inclusive, nine thousand six hundred eighty-seven dollars.
(10) "Number of children age five to seventeen, inclusive" means that enumerated
in the most recent federal decennial census of population or enumerated in the current
population report series issued by the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau
of the Census, whichever is more recent and available on January first of the fiscal year
two years prior to the fiscal year in which payment is to be made pursuant to section
10-262i.
(11) "Supplemental aid ratio" means .04 times the supplemental aid factor of a town
divided by the highest supplemental aid factor when all towns are ranked from low to
high, provided any town whose percentage of children eligible under the temporary
family assistance program exceeds twenty-five shall have a supplemental aid ratio of .04.
(12) "Grant mastery percentage" means (A) for the school year ending June 30,
1989, average mastery percentage, and (B) for the school years ending June 30, 1990,
through the school year ending June 30, 1995, the average mastery percentage plus the
mastery improvement bonus, and (C) for each school year thereafter, the average mastery percentage.
(13) "Mastery count" of a town means for each school year the grant mastery percentage of the town multiplied by the number of resident students.
(14) "Mastery improvement bonus" means for each school year through the school
year ending June 30, 1995, seventy-five per cent of the difference between (A) the grant
mastery percentage for the previous school year, and (B) the average mastery percentage
for the school year, but not less than zero.
(15) "Mastery percentage" of a town for any school year means, using the mastery
test data of record for the examination administered in such year, the number obtained
by dividing (A) the total number of valid tests with scores below the state-wide standard
for remedial assistance as determined by the Department of Education in each subject
of the examinations pursuant to subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of section 10-14n taken by resident students, by (B) the total number of such valid tests taken by such
students.
(16) "Mastery test data of record" means (A) for any examination administered
prior to the 2005-2006 school year, the data of record on the April thirtieth subsequent
to the administration of the examinations pursuant to subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of section 10-14n, except that school districts may, not later than the March first
following the administration of an examination, file a request with the Department of
Education for an adjustment of the mastery test data from such examination, and (B)
for examinations administered in the 2005-2006 school year and each school year thereafter, the data of record on the December thirty-first subsequent to the administration
of the examinations pursuant to subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (c) of section 10-14n, or such data adjusted by the Department of Education pursuant to a request by a
local or regional board of education for an adjustment of the mastery test data from such
examination filed with the department not later than the November thirtieth following
the administration of the examination.
(17) "Number of children under the temporary family assistance program" means
the number obtained by adding together the unduplicated aggregate number of children
five to eighteen years of age eligible to receive benefits under the temporary family
assistance program or its predecessor federal program, as appropriate, in October and
May of each fiscal year, and dividing by two, such number to be certified and submitted
annually, no later than the first day of July of the succeeding fiscal year, to the Commissioner of Education by the Commissioner of Social Services.
(18) "Per capita income" for each town means that enumerated in the most recent
federal decennial census of population or that enumerated in the current population
report series issued by the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, whichever is more recent and available on January first of the fiscal year two years
prior to the fiscal year in which payment is to be made pursuant to section 10-262i.
(19) "Regional bonus" means, for any town which is a member of a regional school
district and has students who attend such regional school district, an amount equal to
one hundred dollars for each such student enrolled in the regional school district on
October first or the full school day immediately preceding such date for the school year
prior to the fiscal year in which the grant is to be paid multiplied by the ratio of the
number of grades, kindergarten to grade twelve, inclusive, in the regional school district
to thirteen.
(20) "Regular program expenditures" means (A) total current educational expenditures less (B) expenditures for (i) special education programs pursuant to subsection (h)
of section 10-76f, (ii) pupil transportation eligible for reimbursement pursuant to section
10-266m, (iii) land and capital building expenditures, and equipment otherwise supported by a state grant pursuant to chapter 173, including debt service, provided, with
respect to debt service, the principal amount of any debt incurred to pay an expense
otherwise includable in regular program expenditures may be included as part of regular
program expenditures in annual installments in accordance with a schedule approved
by the Department of Education based upon substantially equal principal payments over
the life of the debt, (iv) health services for nonpublic school children, (v) adult education,
(C) expenditures directly attributable to (i) state grants received by or on behalf of school
districts except grants for the categories of expenditures listed in subparagraphs (B)(i)
to (B)(v), inclusive, of this subdivision and except grants received pursuant to section
10-262i and section 10-262c of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January
1, 1987, and except grants received pursuant to chapter 173, (ii) federal grants received
by or on behalf of school districts except for adult education and federal impact aid, and
(iii) receipts from the operation of child nutrition services and student activities services,
(D) expenditures of funds from private and other sources, and (E) tuition received on
account of nonresident students. The town of Woodstock may include as part of the
current expenses of its public schools for each school year the amount expended for
current expenses in that year by Woodstock Academy from income from its endowment
funds upon receipt from said academy of a certified statement of such current expenses.
The town of Winchester may include as part of the current expenses of its public school
for each school year the amount expended for current expenses in that year by the Gilbert
School from income from its endowment funds upon receipt from said school of a
certified statement of such current expenses.
(21) "Regular program expenditures per need student" means, in any year, the regular program expenditures of a town for such year divided by the number of total need
students in the town for such school year, provided for towns which are members of a
kindergarten to grade twelve, inclusive, regional school district and for such regional
school district, "regular program expenditures per need student" means, in any year,
the regular program expenditures of such regional school district divided by the sum of
the number of total need students in all such member towns.
(22) "Resident students" means the number of pupils of the town enrolled in public
schools at the expense of the town on October first or the full school day immediately
preceding such date, provided the number shall be decreased by the Department of
Education for failure to comply with the provisions of section 10-16 and shall be increased by one one-hundred-eightieth for each full-time equivalent school day in the
school year immediately preceding such date of at least five hours of actual school work
in excess of one hundred eighty days and nine hundred hours of actual school work and
be increased by the full-time equivalent number of such pupils attending the summer
sessions immediately preceding such date at the expense of the town; "enrolled" shall
include pupils who are scheduled for vacation on the above date and who are expected
to return to school as scheduled. Pupils participating in the program established pursuant
to section 10-266aa shall be counted in accordance with the provisions of subsection
(h) of section 10-266aa.
(23) "Schools" means nursery schools, kindergarten and grades one to twelve, inclusive.
(24) "State guaranteed wealth level" means (A) for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1990, 1.8335 times the town wealth of the town with the median wealth as calculated
using the data of record on December first of the fiscal year prior to the year in which
the grant is to be paid pursuant to section 10-262i, (B) for the fiscal years ending June
30, 1991, and 1992, 1.6651 times the town wealth of the town with such median wealth,
(C) for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1993, June 30, 1994, and June 30, 1995, 1.5361
times the town wealth of the town with the median wealth, (D) for the fiscal years ending
June 30, 1996, to June 30, 2007, inclusive, 1.55 times the town wealth of the town with
the median wealth, and (E) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, and each fiscal year
thereafter, 1.75 times the town wealth of the town with the median wealth.
(25) "Total need students" means the sum of (A) the number of resident students
of the town for the school year, except that for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2008,
such number shall be reduced by one-quarter of the number resident students of the town
for the school year enrolled in full-time approved interdistrict magnet school programs
pursuant to section 10-264l, (B) (i) for any school year commencing prior to July 1,
1998, one-quarter the number of children under the temporary family assistance program
for the prior fiscal year, and (ii) for the school years commencing July 1, 1998, to July
1, 2006, inclusive, one-quarter the number of children under the temporary family assistance program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, (C) for school years commencing
July 1, 1995, to July 1, 2006, inclusive, one-quarter of the mastery count for the school
year, (D) for school years commencing July 1, 1995, to July 1, 2006, inclusive, ten per
cent of the number of eligible children, as defined in subdivision (1) of section 10-17e,
for whom the board of education is not required to provide a program pursuant to section
10-17f, (E) for the school year commencing July 1, 2007, and each school year thereafter,
fifteen per cent of the number of eligible students, as defined in subdivision (1) of section
10-17e, for whom the board of education is not required to provide a program pursuant
to section 10-17f, and (F) for the school year commencing July 1, 2007, and each school
year thereafter, thirty-three per cent of the number of children below the level of poverty.
(26) "Town wealth" means the average of a town's adjusted equalized net grand
list divided by its total need students for the fiscal year prior to the year in which the
grant is to be paid and its adjusted equalized net grand list divided by its population.
(27) "Population" of a town means that enumerated in the most recent federal decennial census of population or that enumerated in the current population report series issued
by the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census available on
January first of the fiscal year two years prior to the fiscal year in which a grant is to be
paid, whichever is most recent; except that any town whose enumerated population
residing in state and federal institutions within such town and attributed to such town
by the census exceeds forty per cent of such "population" shall have its population
adjusted as follows: Persons who are incarcerated or in custodial situations, including,
but not limited to jails, prisons, hospitals or training schools or persons who reside in
dormitory facilities in schools, colleges, universities or on military bases shall not be
counted in the "population" of a town.
(28) "Base revenue" for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1995, means the sum of the
grant entitlements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1995, of a town pursuant to section
10-262h and subsection (a) of section 10-76g, including its proportional share, based
on enrollment, of the revenue paid pursuant to section 10-76g, to the regional district
of which the town is a member, and for each fiscal year thereafter means the amount
of each town's entitlement pursuant to section 10-262h minus its density supplement,
as determined pursuant to subdivision (6) of subsection (a) of section 10-262h, except
that for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, each town's entitlement shall be determined
without using the adjustments made to the previous year's grant pursuant to subparagraph (M) of subdivision (6) of subsection (a) of section 10-262h, except that for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, each town's entitlement shall be determined without
using the adjustments made to the previous year's grant pursuant to subparagraph (N)
of subdivision (6) of subsection (a) of section 10-262h.
(29) "Density" means the population of a town divided by the square miles of a town.
(30) "Density aid ratio" means the product of (A) the density of a town divided by
the density of the town in the state with the highest density, and (B) .006273.
(31) "Mastery goal improvement count" means the product of (A) the difference
between the percentage of state-wide mastery examination scores, pursuant to subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of section 10-14n, at or above the mastery goal level
for the most recently completed school year and the percentage of such scores for the
prior school year, and (B) the resident students of the town, or zero, whichever is greater.
(32) "Target aid" means the sum of (A) the product of a town's base aid ratio, the
foundation level and the town's total need students for the fiscal year prior to the year
in which the grant is to be paid, (B) the product of a town's supplemental aid ratio, the
foundation level and the sum of the portion of its total need students count described in
subparagraphs (B) and (C) of subdivision (25) of this section for the fiscal year prior to
the fiscal year in which the grant is to be paid, and the adjustments to its resident student
count described in subdivision (22) of this section relative to length of school year and
summer school sessions, and (C) the town's regional bonus.
(33) "Fully funded grant" means the sum of (A) the product of a town's base aid
ratio, the foundation level and the town's total need students for the fiscal year prior to
the year in which the grant is to be paid, and (B) the town's regional bonus.
(34) "Number of children below the level of poverty" means the number of children,
ages five to seventeen, inclusive, in families in poverty, as determined under Part A of
Title I of the No Child Left Behind Act, P.L. 107-110. The count for member towns of
regional school districts shall be the sum of towns' initial determination under Title I
and the proportionate share of the regional districts determination based member enrollment in the regional district.
(35) "Current program expenditures" means (A) total current educational expenditures less (B) expenditures for (i) land and capital building expenditures, and equipment
otherwise supported by a state grant pursuant to chapter 173, including debt service,
provided, with respect to debt service, the principal amount of any debt incurred to pay
an expense otherwise includable in current program expenditures may be included as
part of current program expenditures in annual installments in accordance with a schedule approved by the Department of Education based upon substantially equal principal
payments over the life of the debt, (ii) health services for nonpublic school children,
and (iii) adult education, (C) expenditures directly attributable to (i) state grants received
by or on behalf of school districts except grants for the categories of expenditures listed in
subparagraphs (B)(i) to (B)(iii), inclusive, of this subdivision and except grants received
pursuant to section 10-262i and section 10-262c of the general statutes, revision of 1958,
revised to January 1, 1987, and except grants received pursuant to chapter 173, (ii)
federal grants received by or on behalf of school districts except for adult education and
federal impact aid, and (iii) receipts from the operation of child nutrition services and
student activities services, (D) expenditures of funds from private and other sources,
and (E) tuition received on account of nonresident students. The town of Woodstock
may include as part of the current expenses of its public schools for each school year
the amount expended for current expenses in that year by Woodstock Academy from
income from its endowment funds upon receipt from said academy of a certified statement of such current expenses. The town of Winchester may include as part of the
current expenses of its public school for each school year the amount expended for
current expenses in that year by the Gilbert School from income from its endowment
funds upon receipt from said school of a certified statement of such current expenses.
(36) "Current program expenditures per resident student" means, in any year, the
current program expenditures of a town for such year divided by the number of resident
students in the town for such school year.
(37) "Base aid" means the amount of the grant pursuant to section 10-262h that a
town was eligible to receive for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007.
(P.A. 88-358, S. 1, 9; P.A. 89-124, S. 2-4, 13; 89-355, S. 7-9, 20; P.A. 90-225, S. 4-6, 10; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-7,
S. 10, 22; P.A. 92-262, S. 24, 25, 42; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-14, S. 3, 11; P.A. 93-145, S. 1, 6; 93-262, S. 1, 87; 93-353,
S. 48, 52; P.A. 95-226, S. 1, 30; P.A. 96-161, S. 7, 13; 96-244, S. 23, 24, 63; P.A. 97-290, S. 24, 29; 97-318, S. 1, 12; June
18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2, S. 13, 165; P.A. 98-168, S. 14, 26; 98-252, S. 18, 80; P.A. 99-217, S. 1-4, 8; 99-289, S. 8, 11; P.A.
00-187, S. 13, 75; 00-220, S. 14, 43; P.A. 01-173, S. 22, 67; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-1, S. 1-3, 54; P.A. 03-76, S. 21, 22;
03-278, S. 115; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 22, 24; P.A. 05-13, S. 2, 3; 05-245, S. 29; P.A. 07-241, S. 1; June Sp. Sess.
P.A. 07-3, S. 61; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-5, S. 48.)
History: P.A. 89-124 redefined "regional bonus" to add a provision that the regional bonus is for towns which are
members of regional school districts, to provide that the bonus equals $25 for each student enrolled in the regional school
district on October first or the immediately preceding full school day rather than for each resident student and made a
technical change, redefined "regular program expenditures" to substitute "capital building expenditures" for "buildings"
in Subpara. (B)(iii), transferred Subpara. (C)(i) re tuition received on account of nonresident students to new Subpara (E)
and renumbered the subparagraph, in new Subpara. (C)(i) excepted grants received pursuant to Sec. 10-257f and chapter
173 and added new Subpara. (D) re expenditures of funds from private and other sources, and in Subdiv. (18) added a
definition of "regular program expenditures per need student" for towns which are members of certain regional school
districts and for such school districts; P.A. 89-355 redefined "education enhancement aid" by substituting 4.5% for 5% as
the amount to be added to base aid for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1990, in Subpara. (A) and by substituting 4.5% for
5% as the amount to be added to the previous year's education enhancement aid for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1991,
and each fiscal year thereafter in Subpara. (B), redefined "minimum aid" by substituting one-half of 1% for 1% as the
amount to be added to base aid for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1990, in Subpara. (A) and by substituting 0.5% for 1%
as the amount to be added to the previous year's minimum aid for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1991, and each fiscal
year thereafter in Subpara. (B), and redefined "state guaranteed wealth level" by substituting 1.8335 for two as the number
to be multiplied by the town wealth of the town with the median wealth; P.A. 90-225 in Subdiv. (5) redefined "education
enhancement aid" to be for towns which rank seventeen to one hundred sixty-nine in wealth rather than for towns which
in a certain fiscal year did not receive certain educational equalization grants and for the fiscal years after the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1990, added that education enhancement aid can be the previous year's minimum aid, if applicable, and
reduced the additional percentage from 4.5% to 4%; Subdiv. (13) redefined "minimum aid" to be for towns which rank
one to sixteen in wealth rather than for towns which in a certain fiscal year did not receive certain educational equalization
grants and for the fiscal years after June 30, 1990, added that minimum aid means the previous year's minimum aid or
education enhancement aid rather than the previous year's minimum aid plus one-half of 1% and in Subdiv. (22) redefined
"state guaranteed wealth level" to be 1.6651 times the town wealth of the town with the median wealth for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1991, and thereafter; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-7 amended Subdivs. (5) and (13) to substitute "the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1992" for "each fiscal year thereafter" and amended Subdiv. (17) to remove a reference to welfare services
for nonpublic school children; P.A. 92-262 amended Subdiv. (22) to add 1992 in Subpara. (B) and to add Subpara. (C)
pertaining to fiscal year 1993 and ensuing years and added Subdivs. (28) and (29) defining "equalized mill rate" and "grand
levy"; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-14 amended Subdiv. (29) to add "net taxable"; (Revisor's note: In 1993 an obsolete reference
in Subdiv. (14) to repealed Sec. 17-107 was replaced editorially by the Revisors with reference to Sec. 17-106); P.A. 93-145 amended Subdiv. (7)(D) to include the fiscal years ending June 30, 1994, and June 30, 1995, and Subdiv. (7)(E) to
replace the fiscal year ending June 30, 1994, with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1996, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 93-262 authorized substitution of commissioner and department of social services for commissioner and department of income
maintenance, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 93-353 amended Subdivs. (11) and (12) defining "mastery percentage" and
"mastery test data of record" to remove a reference to Sec. 10-14n(c), effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-226 revised the
definitions of "adjusted equalized net grand list", "base aid ratio", "foundation", "grant mastery percentage", "mastery
improvement bonus", "mastery percentage", "regular program expenditures", "resident students", "state guaranteed wealth
level", "total need students" and "town wealth", added the definitions of "income adjustment factor", "median household
income", "supplemental aid factor", "percentage of children eligible under the aid to families with dependent children
program", "number of children age five to seventeen, inclusive", "supplemental aid ratio", "population", "base revenue",
"density", "density aid ratio" and "mastery goal improvement count", deleted definitions, made technical changes and
renumbered, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 96-161 redefined "resident students" to change the basis for decreases and increases
to correspond to the requirements of Sec. 10-16 and to rewrite the provision concerning the counting of students attending
summer sessions, effective June 3, 1996; P.A. 96-244 amended Subdiv. (20) to make technical changes, deleting references
to Secs. 10-257b to 10-257d, inclusive, and 10-257f, repealed elsewhere in the act, and amended Subdiv. (29) to substitute
"enrollment" for "resident student counts", effective July 1, 1996 (Revisor's note: P.A. 96-244 omitted the closing sentence
of Subdiv. (20) re inclusion of Gilbert School expenses as part of public school expenses of the town of Winchester. Since
the provision was not enclosed within brackets the omission has been treated as a clerical error and the provision, as enacted
by section 1 of public act 95-226, preserved); P.A. 97-290 amended Subdiv. (22) to add provision concerning pupils
participating in the program established pursuant to Sec. 10-266aa, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 97-318 amended Subdiv.
(9) to add June 30, 1998, and June 30, 1999, made a technical change in Subdiv. (13) and deleted former Subdiv. (23)
defining "resident students in regular programs", renumbering the remaining Subdivs., effective July 1, 1997; June 18 Sp.
Sess. P.A. 97-2 replaced references to "aid to families with dependent children" with "temporary family assistance",
effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 98-168 amended the definition of "foundation" in Subpara. (E) of Subdiv. (9)(E) to increase
the amount to $5,775, effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 98-252 made technical changes in Subdivs. (5) and (11), effective July
1, 1998; P.A. 99-217 amended Subdiv. (2) to substitute "six one-hundredths" for "zero", amended Subdiv. (9) to add
provisions pertaining to the fiscal years ending June 30, 2000, and June 30, 2001, and to make technical changes, amended
Subdiv. (17) to add reference to the predecessor federal program to the temporary family assistance program, and amended
Subdiv. (25) to add provision in Subpara. (B)(ii) and to make the existing language in Subpara. (B)(i) apply to school years
commencing prior to July 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 99-289 amended Subdiv. (22) to remove an obsolete
reference, effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 00-187 amended Subdiv. (19) to increase the amount from $25 to $100, effective
July 1, 2000; P.A. 00-220 amended Subdiv. (22) to make a technical change, effective July 1, 2000; P.A. 01-173 amended
Subdiv. (22) to make a technical change, effective July 1, 2001; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-1 amended Subdiv. (9)(G) to apply
the amount through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, amended Subdiv. (28) to add exception for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2003, and added Subdiv. (32) defining "target aid", effective July 1, 2001 (Revisor's note: In Subdiv. (28), the
word "of" was added editorially by the Revisors after "subdivision (6)" and before "subsection (a)" for clarity and proper
form); P.A. 03-76 made technical changes in Subdivs. (16) and (20), effective June 3, 2003; P.A. 03-278 made a technical
change in Subdiv. (22), effective July 9, 2003; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 amended Subdiv. (9)(G) to apply amount
through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005, and amended Subdiv. (28) by adding provision re town's entitlement for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, effective August 20, 2003; P.A. 05-13 made technical changes in Subdivs. (15), (16) and
(31), effective May 4, 2005; P.A. 05-245 amended Subdiv. (9)(G) to apply amount through the fiscal year ending June 30,
2007, effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 07-241 redefined "mastery percentage" in Subdiv. (15) to eliminate reference to examination year and redefined "mastery test data of record" in Subdiv. (16) to limit existing language to examinations administered
prior to 2005-2006 school year, designate existing language as Subpara. (A) and add Subpara. (B) re examinations administered in 2005-2006 school year and each school year thereafter, effective July 1, 2007; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-3 amended
Subdiv. (2) to redefine "base aid ratio" to be no less than nine one-hundredths, except for towns ranked one to twenty when
ranked in descending order based on ratio of children below poverty to number of children age five to seventeen, amended
Subdiv. (9) to define "foundation" for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2008, to June 30, 2012, in Subpara. (H), amended
Subdiv. (24) to redefine "state guaranteed wealth level" for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, and each fiscal year
thereafter, in Subpara. (E), amended Subdiv. (25) to redefine "total need students" to provide exception for fiscal year
commencing July 1, 2008, in Subpara. (A), to terminate provision in Subpara. (B)(ii) with school year ending June 30,
2006, to provide that provisions in Subparas. (C) and (D) apply to school years commencing July 1, 1995, to July 1, 2006,
and to add Subparas. (E) and (F) to apply to school years commencing on and after July 1, 2007, added Subdiv. (33) to
define "fully funded grant", added Subdiv. (34) to define "number of children below the level of poverty", added Subdiv.
(35) to define "current program expenditures", added Subdiv. (36) to define "current program expenditures per resident
student", added Subdiv. (37) to define "base aid" and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2007; June Sp. Sess. P.A.
07-5 amended Subdiv. (35) to change references to regular program expenditures to current program expenditures and
amended Subdiv. (36) to eliminate proviso re towns which are members of kindergarten to grade twelve, inclusive, regional
school districts, effective October 6, 2007.
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Sec. 10-262h. Equalization aid grant calculations. (a) Each town maintaining
public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant as follows:
(1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1990, a grant in an amount equal to the sum
of (A) the town's base aid and (B) twenty-one and one-half per cent of the difference
between the town's target grant and its base aid;
(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1991, a grant in an amount equal to the sum
of (A) the town's base aid and (B) forty-five per cent of the difference between the
town's target grant and its base aid;
(3) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1992, a grant in an amount equal to the sum
of (A) the town's base aid plus seventy-one per cent of the difference between the town's
target grant aid and its base aid and (B) for towns whose minimum aid or enhancement
aid, whichever is applicable, is more than the amount determined pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, a percentage, determined pursuant to subparagraph (C)
of this subdivision, of the difference between such minimum aid or enhancement aid,
whichever is applicable, and the amount determined pursuant to said subparagraph (A).
(C) Such percentage shall be determined as follows: (i) Towns whose minimum aid or
enhancement aid, whichever is applicable, is more than the amount determined pursuant
to said subparagraph (A) shall be ranked in descending order based on the average of
the grant mastery percentage of such town, as defined in subdivision (8) of section 10-262f, for the school year prior to the school year in which the grant is to be paid and the
ratio of the number of children in such town under the aid to families with dependent
children program, as defined in subdivision (14) of said section, to the resident students
of such town, as defined in subdivision (19) of said section, for the school year two
years prior to the fiscal year in which the grant is to be paid, (ii) based upon such ranking,
a percentage of not more than eighty and not less than thirty-eight and two-tenths shall
be determined for each town on a continuous scale, except that the percentage for minimum aid towns shall be twenty-five per cent;
(4) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1993, a grant in the amount equal to the sum
of (A) the product of the town's aid ratio, the foundation level and the town's total need
students for the prior school year, and (B) the town's regional bonus, and (C) for any
town whose grant is less than the grant it received in the previous fiscal year, the product
of such difference and the sum of such town's grant mastery percentage, as defined in
subdivision (8) of section 10-262f, for the school year prior to the school year in which
the grant is to be paid and the ratio of the number of children in such town under the
aid to families with dependent children program, as defined in subdivision (14) of said
section 10-262f, to the resident students of such town, as defined in subdivision (19) of
said section 10-262f, for the school year two years prior to the fiscal year in which the
grant is to be paid, except such sum shall be adjusted to the greater amount as follows:
(i) If such sum is forty or more it shall be multiplied by two, (ii) for towns whose rank
when all towns are ranked in ascending order from one to one hundred sixty-nine based
on equalized mill rate is greater than eighty-five, such sum shall be fifty and (iii) for
towns which received payments pursuant to section 32-9s, during the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1992, such sum shall be fifty, and (D) provided no town shall receive a grant
greater than one hundred four and thirty-five hundredths per cent of its previous year's
grant;
(5) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 1994, and June 30, 1995, a grant in an amount
equal to the sum of (A) the product of the town's aid ratio, the foundation level and the
town's total need students for the prior fiscal year, and (B) the town's regional bonus,
except that no town shall receive a grant smaller than the grant it received in the previous
fiscal year;
(6) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1996, and each fiscal year thereafter, a grant
in an amount equal to the amount of its target aid as described in subdivision (32) of
section 10-262f except that such amount shall be capped in accordance with the following: (A) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 1996, June 30, 1997, June 30, 1998, and
June 30, 1999, for each town, the maximum percentage increase over its previous year's
base revenue shall be the product of five per cent and the ratio of the wealth of the town
ranked one hundred fifty-third when all towns are ranked in descending order to each
town's wealth, provided no town shall receive an increase greater than five per cent.
(B) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2000, June 30, 2001, June 30, 2002, June 30,
2003, and June 30, 2004, for each town, the maximum percentage increase over its
previous year's base revenue shall be the product of six per cent and the ratio of the wealth
of the town ranked one hundred fifty-third when all towns are ranked in descending order
to each town's wealth, provided no town shall receive an increase greater than six per
cent. (C) No such cap shall be used for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005, or any
fiscal year thereafter. (D) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1996, for each town, the
maximum percentage reduction from its previous year's base revenue shall be equal to
the product of three per cent and the ratio of each town's wealth to the wealth of the
town ranked seventeenth when all towns are ranked in descending order, provided no
town's grant shall be reduced by more than three per cent. (E) For the fiscal years ending
June 30, 1997, June 30, 1998, and June 30, 1999, for each town, the maximum percentage
reduction from its previous year's base revenue shall be equal to the product of five per
cent and the ratio of each town's wealth to the wealth of the town ranked seventeenth
when all towns are ranked in descending order, provided no town's grant shall be reduced
by more than five per cent. (F) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, and each fiscal
year thereafter, no town's grant shall be less than the grant it received for the prior fiscal
year. (G) For each fiscal year prior to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, except for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, in addition to the amount determined pursuant to
this subdivision, a town shall be eligible for a density supplement if the density of the
town is greater than the average density of all towns in the state. The density supplement
shall be determined by multiplying the density aid ratio of the town by the foundation
level and the town's total need students for the prior fiscal year provided, for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 2000, and each fiscal year thereafter, no town's density supplement
shall be less than the density supplement such town received for the prior fiscal year.
(H) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, the grant determined in accordance with
this subdivision for a town ranked one to forty-two when all towns are ranked in descending order according to town wealth shall be further reduced by one and two-hundredths
of a per cent and such grant for all other towns shall be further reduced by fifty-six-hundredths of a per cent. (I) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998, and each fiscal
year thereafter, no town whose school district is a priority school district shall receive
a grant pursuant to this subdivision in an amount that is less than the amount received
under such grant for the prior fiscal year. (J) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000,
and each fiscal year through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, no town whose school
district is a priority school district shall receive a grant pursuant to this subdivision that
provides an amount of aid per resident student that is less than the amount of aid per
resident student provided under the grant received for the prior fiscal year. (K) For the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1998, and each fiscal year thereafter, no town whose school
district is a priority school district shall receive a grant pursuant to this subdivision in
an amount that is less than seventy per cent of the sum of (i) the product of a town's
base aid ratio, the foundation level and the town's total need students for the fiscal year
prior to the year in which the grant is to be paid, (ii) the product of a town's supplemental
aid ratio, the foundation level and the sum of the portion of its total need students count
described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of subdivision (25) of section 10-262f for the
fiscal year prior to the fiscal year in which the grant is to be paid, and the adjustments
to its resident student count described in subdivision (22) of said section 10-262f relative
to length of school year and summer school sessions, and (iii) the town's regional bonus.
(L) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, and each fiscal year thereafter, no town
whose school district is a transitional school district shall receive a grant pursuant to
this subdivision in an amount that is less than forty per cent of the sum of (i) the product
of a town's base aid ratio, the foundation level and the town's total need students for
the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year in which the grant is to be paid, (ii) the product of
a town's supplemental aid ratio, the foundation level and the sum of the portion of its
total need students count described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of subdivision (25) of
section 10-262f for the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year in which the grant is to be paid,
and the adjustments to its resident student count described in subdivision (22) of said
section 10-262f relative to length of school year and summer school sessions, and (iii)
the town's regional bonus. (M) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2002, (i) each town
whose target aid is capped pursuant to this subdivision shall receive a grant that includes
a pro rata share of twenty-five million dollars based on the difference between its target
aid and the amount of the grant determined with the cap, and (ii) all towns shall receive
a grant that is at least 1.68 per cent greater than the grant they received for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 2001. (N) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, (i) each town
whose target aid is capped pursuant to this subdivision shall receive a pro rata share of
fifty million dollars based on the difference between its target aid and the amount of
the grant determined with the cap, and (ii) each town shall receive a grant that is at least
1.2 per cent more than its base revenue, as defined in subdivision (28) of section 10-262f. (O) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, each town shall receive a grant that
is at least equal to the grant it received for the prior fiscal year. (P) For the fiscal year
ending June 30, 2004, (i) each town whose target aid is capped pursuant to this subdivision shall receive a grant that includes a pro rata share of fifty million dollars based on
the difference between its target aid and the amount of the grant determined with the
cap, (ii) each town's grant including the cap supplement shall be reduced by three per
cent, (iii) the towns of Bridgeport, Hartford and New Haven shall each receive a grant
that is equal to the grant such towns received for the prior fiscal year plus one million
dollars, (iv) those towns described in clause (i) of this subparagraph shall receive a grant
that includes a pro rata share of three million dollars based on the same pro rata basis
as used in said clause (i), (v) towns whose school districts are priority school districts
pursuant to subsection (a) of section 10-266p or transitional school districts pursuant
to section 10-263c or who are eligible for grants under section 10-276a or 10-263d for
the fiscal years ending June 30, 2002, to June 30, 2004, inclusive, shall receive grants
that are at least equal to the grants they received for the prior fiscal year, (vi) towns not
receiving funds under clause (iii) of this subparagraph shall receive a pro rata share of
any remaining funds based on their grant determined under this subparagraph. (Q) For
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005, (i) no town shall receive a grant pursuant to this
subparagraph in an amount that is less than sixty per cent of the amount determined
pursuant to the previous subparagraphs of this subdivision, (ii) notwithstanding the
provisions of subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, each town shall receive a grant that
is equal to the amount the town received for the prior fiscal year increased by twenty-three and twenty-seven hundredths per cent of the difference between the grant amount
calculated pursuant to this subdivision and the amount the town received for the prior
fiscal year, (iii) no town whose school district is a priority school district pursuant to
subsection (a) of section 10-266p shall receive a grant pursuant to this subdivision that
is less than three hundred seventy dollars per resident student, and (iv) each town shall
receive a grant that is at least the greater of the amount of the grant it received for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, or the amount of the grant it received for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 2004, increased by seven tenths per cent, except that the town of
Winchester shall not receive less than its fixed entitlement for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2003. (R) Notwithstanding the provisions of this subdivision, for the fiscal
years ending June 30, 2006, and June 30, 2007, each town shall receive a grant that is
equal to the amount of the grant the town received for the fiscal year ending June 30,
2005, increased by two per cent plus the amount specified in section 33 of public act
05-245*, provided for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, no town shall receive a grant
in an amount that is less than sixty per cent of the amount of its target aid as described
in subdivision (32) of section 10-262f. (S) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, a
grant in an amount equal to the sum of (i) the town's base aid, and (ii) seventeen and
thirty-one one-hundredths per cent of the difference between the town's fully funded
grant as described in subdivision (33) of section 10-262f, and its base aid, except that
such per cent shall be adjusted for all towns so that no town shall receive a grant that
is less than the amount of the grant the town received for the fiscal year ending June
30, 2007, increased by four and four tenths per cent. (T) For the fiscal year ending June
30, 2009, a grant in an amount equal to the sum of (i) the town's base aid, and (ii)
twenty-three and three tenths per cent of the difference between the fully funded grant
as described in said subdivision (33) of section 10-262f, and its base aid, except that no
town shall receive a grant that is less than the amount of the grant the town received for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, increased by four and four tenths per cent;
(7) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1996, for towns that used an accrual method
of accounting for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1995, the portion of the grant received
pursuant to subdivision (6) of this subsection which is considered to be a reimbursement
for special education expenses incurred in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1995, shall
be equal to the ratio of the amount received for special education pursuant to subsection
(a) of section 10-76g, in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1995, to the sum of such special
education amount and the education equalization aid pursuant to this section for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1995. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, and each
fiscal year thereafter, such ratio shall be used to identify the amount of the grant pursuant
to this section which is considered to be a reimbursement for special education expenses
for the prior fiscal year.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1990, and the fiscal year ending June 30, 1991, no town's equalization aid entitlement shall be less than its minimum aid or its education enhancement
aid, whichever is applicable.
(P.A. 88-358, S. 2, 9; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-7, S. 11, 22; P.A. 92-262, S. 26, 42; P.A. 93-1, S. 1, 3; P.A. 95-226, S. 2,
30; P.A. 96-178, S. 2, 18; P.A. 97-318, S. 2, 12; P.A. 98-168, S. 15, 26; P.A. 99-217, S. 5, 8; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-1, S.
4, 54; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7, S. 2; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 23; P.A. 04-254, S. 2; P.A. 05-2, S. 1; 05-245, S.
32; P.A. 06-135, S. 19; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-3, S. 62; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-5, S. 53.)
*Note: Section 33 of public act 05-245 is special in nature and therefore has not been codified but remains in full force
and effect according to its terms.
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-7 amended Subsec. (a)(3) to change the formula, amended Subsec. (a)(4) to require
that no town receive a grant smaller than the grant it received in the previous fiscal year and limited the applicability of
Subsec. (b) to the fiscal years ending in June 1990 and 1991; P.A. 92-262 amended Subsec. (a)(4) to change the formula
for fiscal year 1992-1993 and added Subdiv. (5) re fiscal year 1993-1994 and thereafter; P.A. 93-1 amended Subsec. (a)(4)
to clarify that the exception for distressed municipalities applies to towns which received payments during the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1992, effective January 28, 1993; P.A. 95-226 amended Subsec. (a) to limit Subdiv. (5) to the years ending
June 30, 1994, and June 30, 1995, and added Subdivs. (6) and (7) concerning grants for the fiscal years ending June 30,
1996, and June 30, 1997, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 96-178 amended Subsec. (a)(6) to add a further reduction of .02%
or 0.56% for towns depending upon their rank when all towns are ranked in descending order according to town wealth,
effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 97-318 amended Subsec. (a)(6) to add provisions concerning the fiscal years ending June 30,
1998, and June 30, 1999, and made technical changes, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 98-168 amended Subsec. (a)(6) to
increase the amount of the maximum percentage increase from 2% to 5% and substituted the product of 5% for 2% in the
formula for determining such percentage, decreased the amount of the maximum percentage reduction for the fiscal years
ending June 30, 1997 to June 30, 1999, inclusive, from 9% to 5% and substituted the product of 5% for 9% in the formula
for determining such percentage, effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 99-217 amended Subsec. (a)(6) to extend the applicability
of the formula to each fiscal year commencing after June 30, 1996, to add cap for the percentage increase for the fiscal
years ending June 30, 2000, to June 30, 2003, and to specify that no such adjustment be made for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2004, or any fiscal year thereafter, to provide that for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, and each fiscal year
thereafter, no town's grant shall be less than the grant it received for the prior fiscal year, to provide that the density
supplement for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, and each fiscal year thereafter, shall not be less than the density
supplement for the prior fiscal year, to extend the provisions limiting reductions in grants to priority school districts, to
add provision requiring grants to priority school districts to at least maintain the amount of aid per student that was received
under the grant for the prior fiscal year and to add provision limiting reductions in grants to transitional school districts,
effective July 1, 1999; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-1 amended Subsec. (a)(6) to designate portions of existing provisions as
Subparas. (A) to (L), to use the term target aid in place of language in former Subparas. (A) to (C) that was identical to
the definition of target aid, to substitute "capped" for "adjusted", to add Subpara. (M) re fiscal year ending June 30, 2002,
and Subpara. (N) re fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, and to make technical changes, effective July 1, 2001; May 9 Sp.
Sess. P.A. 02-7 amended Subsec. (a)(6) by adding new Subpara. (O) re hold harmless provision for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2003, effective August 15, 2002; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 amended Subsec. (a)(6) to extend cap in Subparas.
(B) and (C), to end density supplement in Subpara. (G), to end hold harmless provision for priority school districts in
Subpara. (J) and to add Subparas. (P) and (Q) re grant calculations for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2004, and June 30,
2005, effective August 20, 2003; P.A. 04-254 amended Subsec. (a)(6) by removing the cap in Subparas. (B) and (C), by
restoring the density supplement in Subpara. (G) and by amending Subpara. (Q) re grants for the fiscal year ending June
30, 2005, by providing that no town shall receive a grant less than 60% of any grant previously received, each town shall
receive a grant at least equal to the previous year plus a percentage increase, grants associated with priority school districts
shall be at least $370 per student and no town shall receive less than it did for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, increased
by 0.07%, except that Winchester shall receive at least its fixed entitlement for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003,
effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 05-2 amended Subsec. (a)(6)(Q)(iv) to change percentage increase in grant from 0.07% to
0.7%, effective March 22, 2005; P.A. 05-245 amended Subsec. (a)(6) by adding Subpara. (R) re grant amount for fiscal
years ending June 30, 2006, and June 30, 2007, effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 06-135 amended Subsec. (a)(6) by providing
in Subpara. (R), for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, that no town shall receive less than 60% of its target aid and by
adding Subpara. (S) requiring that, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, and each fiscal year thereafter, each town shall
be held harmless and shall receive at least 60% of its target aid, effective July 1, 2006; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-3 amended
Subsec. (a)(6) to provide that provision in Subpara. (G) applies to fiscal years prior to fiscal year ending June 30, 2008,
revise Subpara. (S) to terminate provision with fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, and replace former hold-harmless provision
with language providing grant in amount that is the sum of town's base aid and 17.31% of difference between town's fully
funded grant and its base aid, except that no town shall receive less than it did for fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, increased
by 4.4%, and add Subpara. (T) to provide grant for fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, in amount that is the sum of town's
base aid and 23.3% of the difference between town's fully funded grant and its base aid, except that no town shall receive
less than it did for fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, increased by 4.4%, effective July 1, 2007; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-5
amended Subsec. (a)(6)(S)(ii) to add language re adjustment of per cent for all towns, effective October 6, 2007.
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Sec. 10-262i. Grant payments. Expenditures for educational purposes only,
exception. Prohibition against supplanting local funding. Minimum budget requirement. Penalty. (a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1990, and for each fiscal
year thereafter, each town shall be paid a grant equal to the amount the town is entitled
to receive under the provisions of section 10-262h, as calculated using the data of record
as of the December first prior to the fiscal year such grant is to be paid, adjusted for the
difference between the final entitlement for the prior fiscal year and the preliminary
entitlement for such fiscal year as calculated using the data of record as of the December
first prior to the fiscal year when such grant was paid.
(b) The amount due each town pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of this
section shall be paid by the Comptroller, upon certification of the Commissioner of
Education, to the treasurer of each town entitled to such aid in installments during the
fiscal year as follows: Twenty-five per cent of the grant in October, twenty-five per cent
of the grant in January and the balance of the grant in April. The balance of the grant
due towns under the provisions of this subsection shall be paid in March rather than
April to any town which has not adopted the uniform fiscal year and which would not
otherwise receive such final payment within the fiscal year of such town.
(c) All aid distributed to a town pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be
expended for educational purposes only and shall be expended upon the authorization
of the local or regional board of education. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999,
and each fiscal year thereafter, if a town receives an increase in funds pursuant to this
section over the amount it received for the prior fiscal year such increase shall not be
used to supplant local funding for educational purposes. The budgeted appropriation
for education in any town receiving an increase in funds pursuant to this section shall
be not less than the amount appropriated for education for the prior year plus such
increase in funds.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, for the fiscal
years ending June 30, 2008, and June 30, 2009, the budgeted appropriation for education
in any town receiving an increase in funds pursuant to this section shall be not less than
the amount appropriated for education for the prior year plus the percentage of such
increase in funds as determined under subsection (e) of this section.
(e) The percentage of the increase in aid pursuant to this section applicable under
subsection (d) shall be the average of the results of (1) (A) a town's current program
expenditures per resident student pursuant to subdivision (36) of section 10-262f, subtracted from the highest current program expenditures per resident student in this state,
(B) divided by the difference between the highest current program expenditures per
resident student in this state and the lowest current program expenditures per resident
student in this state, (C) multiplied by fifty per cent, (D) plus fifteen percentage points,
(2) (A) a town's wealth pursuant to subdivision (26) of section 10-262f, subtracted from
the wealth of the town with the highest wealth of all towns in this state, (B) divided by
the difference between the wealth of the town with the highest wealth of all towns in
this state and the wealth of the town with the lowest wealth of all towns in this state,
(C) multiplied by fifty per cent, (D) plus fifteen percentage points, and (3) (A) a town's
grant mastery percentage pursuant to subdivision (12) of section 10-262f, subtracted
from one, subtracted from one minus the grant mastery percentage of the town with the
highest grant mastery percentage in this state, (B) divided by the difference between
one minus the grant mastery percentage of the town with the highest grant mastery
percentage in this state and one minus the grant mastery percentage of the town with
the lowest grant mastery percentage in this state, (C) multiplied by fifty per cent, (D)
plus fifteen percentage points. For any town whose school district is in its third year or
more of being identified as in need of improvement pursuant to section 10-223e, and
has failed to make adequate yearly progress in mathematics or reading at the whole
district level, the percentage determined pursuant to this subsection for such town shall
be increased by an additional twenty percentage points. Notwithstanding any provision
of the general statutes, charter, special act or home rule ordinance, on or before September 15, 2007, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, a town may request the Commissioner of Education to defer a portion of the town's increase in aid over the prior fiscal
year pursuant to this section to be expended in the subsequent fiscal year. If the commissioner approves such request, the deferred amount shall be credited to the increase in
aid for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, rather than the fiscal year ending June 30,
2008. Such funds shall be expended in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, in accordance
with the provisions of this section. In no case shall a town be allowed to defer increases
in aid required to be spent for education as a result of failure to make adequate yearly
progress in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision.
(f) Upon a determination by the State Board of Education that a town or kindergarten
to grade twelve, inclusive, regional school district failed in any fiscal year to meet the
requirements pursuant to subsection (c) or (d) of this section, the town or kindergarten
to grade twelve, inclusive, regional school district shall forfeit an amount equal to two
times the amount of the shortfall. The amount so forfeited shall be withheld by the
Department of Education from the grant payable to the town in the second fiscal year
immediately following such failure by deducting such amount from the town's equalization aid grant payment pursuant to this section, except that in the case of a kindergarten
to grade twelve, inclusive, regional school district, the amount so forfeited shall be
withheld by the Department of Education from the grants payable pursuant to this section
to the towns which are members of such regional school district. The amounts deducted
from such grants to each member town shall be proportional to the number of resident
students in each member town. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, the
State Board of Education may waive such forfeiture upon agreement with the town or
kindergarten to grade twelve, inclusive, regional school district that the town or kindergarten to grade twelve, inclusive, regional school district shall increase its budgeted
appropriation during the fiscal year in which the forfeiture would occur by an amount
not less than the amount of said forfeiture or for other good cause shown. Any additional
funds expended pursuant to such an agreement shall not be included in a district's expenditures for the purpose of establishing any future minimum expenditure requirement.
(P.A. 88-358, S. 3, 9; P.A. 89-124, S. 5, 13; P.A. 98-168, S. 16, 26; P.A. 05-245, S. 31; P.A. 06-13, S. 6; June Sp. Sess.
P.A. 07-3, S. 63; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-5, S. 52.)
History: P.A. 89-124 in Subsec. (b) provided that the balance be paid in March rather than April for towns which have
not adopted the uniform fiscal year and which would not otherwise receive such payment within their fiscal year; P.A. 98-168 amended Subsec. (c) to add prohibition against using an increase to supplant local funding, effective July 1, 1998;
P.A. 05-245 amended Subsec. (c) by adding language re appropriation not less than the amount for previous year plus
increase in funds and added Subsec. (d) re penalty, effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 06-13 made a technical change in Subsec.
(b), effective May 2, 2006; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-3 added new Subsec. (d) re minimum budget requirement, added Subsec.
(e) re failure to make adequately yearly progress and deferral of increase in aid, redesignated existing Subsec. (d) as Subsec.
(f) and added reference therein to Subsec. (d), effective July 1, 2007; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-5 amended Subsec. (e) to add
language re notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, charter, special act or home rule ordinance, effective
October 6, 2007.
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Sec. 10-262j. Minimum expenditure requirement. (a) For the fiscal years ending
June 30, 1990, June 30, 1991, June 30, 1992, and June 30, 1993, the regular program
expenditures of a town shall be not less than the greater of (1) the product of (A) the
target foundation multiplied by the number of total need students of the town for the
prior school year, and (B) the ratio of the town's grant entitlement for such year pursuant
to section 10-262h divided by the town's target grant, or (2) an amount equal to the sum
of (A) the regular program expenditures for the town for the prior fiscal year, and (B)
the amount of the aid increase paid to the town as calculated pursuant to subsection (b)
of this section.
(b) For the purposes of subsection (a) of this section, the amount of the aid increase
paid to a town shall be (1) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1990, the amount of aid
to be paid to the town for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1990, pursuant to section 10-262i, less the base aid for the town, (2) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1991, the
amount of aid paid to the town for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1991, pursuant to said
section, less the amount of aid paid to the town for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1990,
pursuant to said section, (3) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1992, the amount of aid
paid to the town for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1992, pursuant to said section, less
the amount of aid paid to the town for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1991, pursuant to
said section, (4) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1993, the amount of aid paid to the
town for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1993, less the amount of aid paid to the town
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1992, pursuant to said section, (5) for the fiscal years
ending June 30, 1994, and June 30, 1995, the amount of aid paid to the town for the
fiscal year pursuant to said section, less the amount of aid paid to the town for the prior
fiscal year pursuant to said section, (6) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1996, the
amount paid to the town for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1996, pursuant to said section
less base revenue for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1995, (7) for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1997, the amount paid to the town for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997,
less the amount paid to the town for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1996, pursuant to
said section, (8) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998, the amount paid to the town
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998, less the amount paid to the town for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1997, pursuant to said section, (9) for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1999, the amount paid to the town for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, less the
amount paid to the town for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998, pursuant to said section,
and (10) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, and each fiscal year thereafter, the
amount paid to the town for said fiscal year, less the amount paid to the town for the
year prior to said fiscal year, provided any amounts paid pursuant to section 7 of public
act 99-217* shall be included in the determination of the aid increase paid to the town.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, for the years
ending June 30, 1990, June 30, 1991, June 30, 1992, and June 30, 1993, no town shall
be required to spend more on regular program expenditures than an amount equal to the
product of the foundation for such year and the total need students of the town for the
prior school year.
(d) (1) For the year ending June 30, 1994, the regular program expenditures of a
town shall be not less than the greater of the foundation for such year multiplied by the
total need students of the town for the prior school year or an amount equal to the sum
of (A) the regular program expenditures for the town for the prior fiscal year, and (B)
the amount of the aid increase paid to the town as calculated pursuant to subsection (b)
of this section, except that no town shall be required to spend more on regular program
expenditures than one hundred five per cent of the product of the foundation for such
year and the total need students of the town for the prior school year.
(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1995, the regular program expenditures of
a town shall be not less than the greater of the foundation for such year multiplied by
the total need students of the town for the prior school year or an amount equal to the
sum of (A) the regular program expenditures for the town for the prior fiscal year, and
(B) the amount of the aid increase paid to the town as calculated pursuant to subsection
(b) of this section, except that no town shall be required to spend more on regular program
expenditures than one hundred ten per cent of the product of the foundation for such
year and the total need students of the town for the prior school year.
(3) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 1996, and June 30, 1997, the regular program
expenditures of a town shall not be less than the lesser of (A) the sum of the regular
program expenditures for the town for the prior fiscal year, and the amount of the aid
increase paid to a town pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, or (B) the sum of
the town's minimum expenditure requirement cap as determined by the Department of
Education for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1995, and the sum of any aid increases
paid to a town pursuant to subsection (b) of this section after the fiscal year ending June
30, 1995.
(4) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998, the regular program expenditures of
a town shall be the lesser of the sum of (A) its minimum expenditure requirement for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, (B) its aid increase pursuant to subsection (b) of
this section, and (C) the result obtained by multiplying the difference between the town's
resident student count for October 1996, using the data of record as of December 1,
1996, and its final audited resident student count for October 1993, by one-half of the
foundation, or the sum of (i) its minimum expenditure requirement for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1997, and (ii) its aid increase pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
(5) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, the regular program expenditures of
a town shall be the lesser of the sum of (A) its minimum expenditure requirement for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998, (B) its aid increase pursuant to subsection (b) of
this section, and (C) the result obtained by multiplying the difference between the town's
resident student count for October 1997, using the data of record as of December 1,
1997, and the town's resident student count for October 1996, using the data of record
as of December 1, 1996, by one-half of the foundation, or the sum of (i) its minimum
expenditure requirement for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998, and (ii) its aid increase
pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
(6) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, the regular program expenditures of
a town shall be no less than the sum of (A) its minimum expenditure requirement for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, (B) its aid increase pursuant to subsection (b) of
this section, and (C) the result obtained by multiplying the difference between the town's
resident student count for October 1998, using the data of record as of December 1,
1998, and the town's resident student count for October 1997, using the data of record
as of December 1, 1997, by one-half of the foundation.
(7) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, the regular program expenditures of
a town shall be no less than the sum of (A) its minimum expenditure requirement for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, (B) its aid increase pursuant to subsection (b) of
this section, and (C) if the resident student count for October 1999, is less than the
resident student count for October 1998, the result obtained by multiplying the difference
between the town's resident student count for October 1999, using the data of record
as of December 1, 1999, and the town's resident student count for October 1998, using
the data of record as of December 1, 1998, by one-half of the foundation.
(8) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2002, the regular program expenditures of
a town shall be no less than the sum of (A) its minimum expenditure requirement for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, (B) its aid increase pursuant to subsection (b) of
this section, and (C) if the resident student count for October 2000, is less than the
resident student count for October 1999, the result obtained by multiplying the difference
between the town's resident student count for October 2000, using the data of record
as of December 1, 2000, and the town's resident student count for October 1999, using
the data of record as of December 1, 1999, by one-half of the foundation.
(9) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, the regular program expenditures of
a town shall be no less than the sum of (A) its minimum expenditure requirement for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2002, (B) its aid increase pursuant to subsection (b) of
this section, and (C) if the resident student count for October 2001, is less than the
resident student count for October 2000, the result obtained by multiplying the difference
between the town's resident student count for October 2001, using the data of record
as of December 1, 2001, and the town's resident student count for October 2000, using
the data of record as of December 1, 2000, by one-half of the foundation.
(10) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, the regular program expenditures of
a town shall be no less than the sum of (A) its minimum expenditure requirement for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, (B) its aid increase pursuant to subsection (b) of
this section, and (C) if the resident student count for October 2002, is less than the
resident student count for October 2001, the result obtained by multiplying the difference
between the town's resident student count for October 2002, using the data of record
as of December 1, 2002, and the town's resident student count for October 2001, using
the data of record as of December 1, 2001, by one-half of the foundation.
(11) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005, the regular program expenditures of
a town shall be no less than the sum of (A) its minimum expenditure requirement for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, (B) its aid increase pursuant to subsection (b) of
this section, and (C) if the resident student count for October 2003, is less than the
resident student count for October 2002, the result obtained by multiplying the difference
between the town's resident student count for October 2003, using the data of record
as of December 1, 2003, and the town's resident student count for October 2002, using
the data of record as of December 1, 2002, by one-half of the foundation.
(12) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, the regular program expenditures of
a town shall be no less than the sum of (A) its minimum expenditure requirement for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005, (B) its aid increase pursuant to subsection (b) of
this section, and (C) if the resident student count for October 2004, is less than the
resident student count for October 2003, the result obtained by multiplying the difference
between the town's resident student count for October 2004, using the data of record
as of December 1, 2004, and the town's resident student count for October 2003, using
the data of record as of December 1, 2003, by one-half of the foundation.
(13) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, the regular program expenditures of
a town shall be no less than the sum of (A) its minimum expenditure requirement for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, (B) its aid increase pursuant to subsection (b) of
this section, and (C) if the resident student count for October, 2005 is less than the
resident student count for October, 2004 the result obtained by multiplying the difference
between the town's resident student count for October, 2005 using the data of record
as of December 1, 2005, and the town's resident student count for October, 2004 using
the data of record as of December 1, 2004, by one-half of the foundation.
(e) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a), (b) and (c) of this section:
(A) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 1990, June 30, 1991, June 30, 1992, and June
30, 1993, the regular program expenditures of a kindergarten to grade twelve, inclusive,
regional school district shall not be less than the greater of (i) the product of (I) the target
foundation multiplied by the sum of the number of total need students in the member
towns in the regional school district for the prior school year, and (II) the ratio of the
sum of the member towns' grant entitlements for such year pursuant to section 10-262h
divided by the sum of the member towns' target grants, or (ii) an amount equal to the
sum of (I) the regular program expenditures for the regional school district for the prior
fiscal year, and (II) the amount of the sum of the aid increases paid to the member towns
as calculated pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, provided no kindergarten to
grade twelve, inclusive, regional school district shall be required to spend more on
regular program expenditures than an amount equal to the product of the foundation for
such year and the sum of the total need students in the member towns of the regional
school district for the prior school year; and (B) for the year ending June 30, 1993, and
for each fiscal year thereafter, the regular program expenditures of a kindergarten to
grade twelve, inclusive, regional school district shall be not less than the foundation for
such year multiplied by the sum of the total need students of all member towns for the
prior school year.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (3) of subsection (d) of this section, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1996, and June 30, 1997, the regular program
expenditures of a kindergarten to twelve, inclusive, regional school district shall not be
less than the lesser of (A) the sum of the regular program expenditures for the regional
school district for the prior fiscal year, and the sum of the member towns' aid increases
pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, or (B) the sum of the member towns' minimum
expenditure requirement caps as determined by the Department of Education for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1995, and the sum of the member towns' aid increases paid
pursuant to subsection (b) of this section after the fiscal year ending June 30, 1995.
(f) For the purposes of this section "total need students" means total need students
as calculated using the data of record as of December first of such data year.
(P.A. 88-358, S. 4, 9; P.A. 89-124, S. 6, 13; P.A. 92-262, S. 27, 42; P.A. 93-145, S. 2, 3, 6; P.A. 94-245, S. 35, 46; P.A.
95-226, S. 3, 4, 7, 30; P.A. 97-318, S. 4, 12; P.A. 99-217, S. 6, 8; P.A. 00-187, S. 14, 21, 75; P.A. 01-173, S. 62, 67; P.A.
03-76, S. 23; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 25; P.A. 05-245, S. 30; P.A. 06-135, S. 5; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-3, S. 64.)
*Note: Section 7 of public act 99-217 is special in nature and therefore has not been codified but remains in full force
and effect according to its terms.
History: P.A. 89-124 in Subsec. (e) added forfeiture provisions and a minimum expenditure requirement for kindergarten
to grade twelve, inclusive, regional school districts and added new Subsec. (g) re definition of "total need students" for
purposes of the section; P.A. 92-262 amended Subsecs. (a), (c) and (f) to add fiscal year 1993, added Subsec. (b)(4), and
amended Subsec. (d) to substitute 1994 for 1993; P.A. 93-145 added Subsec. (b)(5) re the amount of aid for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1994, and each fiscal year thereafter and amended Subsec. (d) to make the existing Subsec. Subdiv. (1),
limited the applicability of said Subdiv. to the fiscal year ending June 30, 1994, added the "greater of the" existing requirement or the sum of the items described in Subparas. (A) and (B) and added the exception language, and added Subdiv. (2)
concerning program expenditures for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1995, and for each fiscal year thereafter, effective
July 1, 1993; P.A. 94-245 amended Subsec. (e) to add provision that any additional funds expended pursuant to an agreement
between the State Board of Education and a kindergarten to grade twelve, inclusive, regional school district shall not be
included in a district's expenditures for the purpose of establishing any future minimum expenditure requirement, effective
June 2, 1994; P.A. 95-226 added Subsec. (b)(6)and (7) re the fiscal years ending June 30, 1996, and June 30, 1997, amended
Subsec. (d) to limit Subdiv. (2) to the fiscal year ending June 30, 1995, and added Subdiv. (3) concerning the fiscal years
ending June 30, 1996, and June 30, 1997, and added Subsec. (f)(2) re fiscal years ending June 30, 1996, and June 30, 1997,
and made technical changes, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 97-318 amended Subsecs. (b) and (d) to add provisions re the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1998, and the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, respectively, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 99-217 added Subsec. (d)(6) and (7) re expenditures for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2000, and June 30, 2001, effective
July 1, 1999; P.A. 00-187 added Subsec. (b)(10) re fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, and each fiscal year thereafter and
amended Subsec. (d)(7)(C) to add the clause "if the resident student count for October 1999, is less than the resident student
count for October 1998", effective July 1, 2000; P.A. 01-173 added Subsec. (d)(8) and (9)re fiscal years ending June 30,
2002, and June 30, 2003, respectively, effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 03-76 made technical changes in Subsec. (e), effective
June 3, 2003; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 added Subsec. (d)(10) and (11) re fiscal years ending June 30, 2004, and June
30, 2005, effective August 20, 2003; P.A. 05-245 added Subsec. (d)(12) re minimum expenditure for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2006, effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 06-135 added Subsec. (d)(13) re minimum expenditure for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2007, effective July 1, 2006; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-3 deleted former Subsec. (e) re forfeitures, redesignated
existing Subsecs. (f) and (g) as Subsecs. (e) and (f) and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2007.
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Sec. 10-264h. Grants for capital expenditures for interdistrict magnet school
facilities. (a)(1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1996, until the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2003, a local or regional board of education, regional educational service center
or a cooperative arrangement pursuant to section 10-158a for purposes of an interdistrict
magnet school may be eligible for reimbursement up to the full reasonable cost of any
capital expenditure for the purchase, construction, extension, replacement, leasing or
major alteration of interdistrict magnet school facilities, including any expenditure for
the purchase of equipment, in accordance with this section. For the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2004, and each fiscal year thereafter, such entities may be eligible for reimbursement up to ninety-five per cent of such cost. To be eligible for reimbursement under
this section a magnet school construction project shall meet the requirements for a school
building project established in chapter 173, except that the Commissioner of Education
may waive any requirement in such chapter for good cause. On and after July 1, 1997,
the commissioner shall approve only applications for reimbursement under this section
that he finds will reduce racial, ethnic and economic isolation.
(2) (A) Not later than July 1, 2007, the Commissioner of Education and the president of the Connecticut Science Center, Inc. shall enter into a memorandum of understanding establishing the parameters within which the center shall operate as and be
given the status of a state-wide magnet science learning center. Upon achieving such
status, the Connecticut Science Center, Inc. shall be eligible to apply for, in accordance
with the provisions of subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, a grant of reimbursement
of ninety-five per cent of any expenditures for the construction, replacement, alteration
or repair of its facilities, including the reasonable and necessary costs for major exhibits.
The Connecticut Science Center, Inc. may fund its five per cent share of expenditures
from private contributions.
(B) To be eligible to receive a grant pursuant to this subdivision, the Connecticut
Science Center, Inc. shall file an application with the Commissioner of Education in
such form and manner as the commissioner prescribes. Construction projects at the
magnet science learning center shall meet the requirements of chapter 173, except that
the commissioner may waive any requirements in such chapter for good cause.
(b) Subject to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the applicant shall
receive current payments of scheduled estimated eligible project costs for the facility,
provided (1) the applicant files an application for a school building project, in accordance
with section 10-283 by the date prescribed by the commissioner, (2) final plans and
specifications for the project are approved pursuant to sections 10-291 and 10-292,
and (3) such district submits to the commissioner, in such form as the commissioner
prescribes, and the commissioner approves a plan for the operation of the facility which
includes, but need not be limited to: A description of the educational programs to be
offered, the completion date for the project, an estimated budget for the operation of
the facility, written commitments for participation from the districts that will participate
in the school and an analysis of the effect of the program on the reduction of racial,
ethnic and economic isolation. The commissioner shall notify the secretary of the State
Bond Commission when the provisions of subdivisions (1) and (3) of this subsection
have been met. Upon application to the Commissioner of Education, compliance with
the provisions of subdivisions (1) and (3) of this subsection and after authorization by
the General Assembly pursuant to section 10-283, the applicant shall be eligible to
receive progress payments in accordance with the provisions of section 10-287i.
(c) (1) If the school building ceases to be used as an interdistrict magnet school
facility and the grant was provided for the purchase or construction of the facility, the
commissioner shall determine whether (A) title to the building and any legal interest in
appurtenant land shall revert to the state or (B) the school district shall reimburse the
state an amount equal to the difference between the amount received pursuant to this
section and the amount the district would have been eligible to receive based on the
percentage determined pursuant to section 10-285a multiplied by the estimated eligible
project costs. (2) If the school building ceases to be used as an interdistrict magnet school
facility and the grant was provided for the extension or major alteration of the facility,
the school district shall reimburse the state the amount determined in accordance with
subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of this subsection. A school district receiving a
request for reimbursement pursuant to this subdivision shall reimburse the state not later
than the close of the fiscal year following the year in which the request is made. If the
school district fails to so reimburse the state, the Department of Education may withhold
such amount from the total sum which is paid from the State Treasury to such school
district or the town in which it is located or, in the case of a regional school district, the
towns which comprise the school district. If the amount paid from the State Treasury
is less than the amount due, the department may refer the matter to the Department of
Administrative Services for collection.
(d) The commissioner shall provide for a final audit of all project expenditures
pursuant to this section and may require repayment of any ineligible expenditures.
(P.A. 93-263, S. 9, 14; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-2, S. 177, 203; P.A. 95-226, S. 22, 30; P.A. 97-265, S. 84, 98; 97-290,
S. 15, 29; P.A. 98-252, S. 20, 63, 80; 98-259, S. 2, 17; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-5, S. 7; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-6, S. 2;
P.A. 07-249, S. 21.)
History: P.A. 93-263 effective June 28, 1993; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-2 amended Subsec. (a) to substitute current
payments of scheduled estimated eligible project costs for a lump sum payment equal to the highest percentage rate
determined pursuant to Sec. 10-285a multiplied by estimated eligible project costs and provided for a grant in an amount
equal to 5% of the amount authorized and allocated for the project upon compliance with the provisions of Subdivs. (1)
and (3), amended Subsec. (b) to provide for reimbursement to the state of the difference between the amount received
pursuant to this section and the amount the school district would have been eligible to receive based on the percentage
determined pursuant to Sec. 10-285a multiplied by the estimated eligible project costs if within three years after completion
of the project children from at least two or more school districts are not participating in the school and to provide, in such
a case, if the school district does not reimburse the state, title to the building shall revert to the state, inserted a new Subsec.
(c) on a final audit and relettered Subsec. (c) as Subsec. (d), effective June 21, 1994; P.A. 95-226 divided Subsec. (a) into
Subsecs. (a) and (b) and relettered the remaining Subsecs., in Subsec. (a) specified that the cost be "reasonable", added
the requirement concerning chapter 173 and made technical changes, in Subsec. (b) added the requirement for the plan to
include an estimated budget for the operation of the facility, specified that the project be authorized by the General Assembly
and made technical changes, deleted former Subsec. (d) re reversion and added similar provision to Subsec. (c), and in
Subsec. (c) replaced provision requiring the school district to reimburse the state if within three years of completion of the
project students from two or more school districts are not participating in the school with provision allowing the commissioner to decide between reversion and reimbursement if the school building ceases to be used for the purpose for which
the grant was provided, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 97-265 amended Subsec. (a) to make a technical change, effective
July 1, 1997; P.A. 97-290 amended Subsec. (a) to add provisions re cooperative arrangements for the purposes of an
interdistrict magnet school and the limitation on the approval of applications on and after July 1, 1997, to applications that
the commissioner finds will reduce racial, ethnic and economic isolation, and amended Subsec. (b) to add the requirement
for the plan to include an analysis of the effect of the program on the reduction of racial, ethnic and economic isolation,
effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 98-252 and P.A. 98-259 both amended Subsec. (b) to replace a grant in the amount of 5% of
the amount authorized for the project with progress payments in accordance with Sec. 10-287i, effective July 1, 1998, and
P.A. 98-252 further amended Subsec. (c) to designate existing provisions as Subdiv. (1) and limit applicability to grants
for purchase or construction of a facility and to add new Subdiv. (2) re grants for extension or major alteration of a facility,
effective June 8, 1998; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-5 amended Subsec. (a) by making existing provisions re full reimbursement
applicable until June 30, 2002, and by adding provisions re 95% reimbursement for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003,
and fiscal years thereafter, effective July 1, 2002; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-6 amended Subsec. (a) by delaying change from
full reimbursement to 95% reimbursement until the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, and fiscal years thereafter, effective
July 1, 2002; P.A. 07-249 amended Subsec. (a) to designate existing language as Subdiv. (1) and add Subdiv. (2) re
Connecticut Science Center, Inc., effective July 10, 2007.
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Sec. 10-264l. Grants for the operation of interdistrict magnet school programs. Transportation. Special education. (a) The Department of Education shall,
within available appropriations, establish a grant program to assist local and regional
boards of education, regional educational service centers, the Board of Trustees of the
Community-Technical Colleges on behalf of Manchester Community College, and cooperative arrangements pursuant to section 10-158a 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 (1)
supports racial, ethnic and economic diversity, (2) offers a special and high quality
curriculum, and (3) requires students who are enrolled to attend at least half-time. An
interdistrict magnet school program does not include a regional vocational agriculture
school, a regional vocational-technical school or a regional special education center.
On and after July 1, 2000, the governing authority for each interdistrict magnet school
program that is in operation prior to July 1, 2005, shall restrict the number of students
that may enroll in the program from a participating district to eighty per cent of the total
enrollment of the program. The governing authority for each interdistrict magnet school
program that begins operations on or after July 1, 2005, shall (A) restrict the number
of students that may enroll in the program from a participating district to seventy-five
per cent of the total enrollment of the program, and (B) maintain such a school enrollment
that at least twenty-five per cent but not more than seventy-five per cent of the students
enrolled are pupils of racial minorities, as defined in section 10-226a.
(b) 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. 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: (1) Whether the
program offered by the school is likely to increase student achievement; (2) whether
the program is likely to reduce racial, ethnic and economic isolation; (3) the percentage
of the student enrollment in the program from each participating district; and (4) the
proposed operating budget and the sources of funding for the interdistrict magnet school.
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. The commissioner shall not award a grant to a program that is in operation prior to July 1, 2005, if
more than eighty per cent of its total enrollment is from one school district, except that
the commissioner may award a grant for good cause, for any one year, on behalf of an
otherwise eligible magnet school program, if more than eighty per cent of the total
enrollment is from one district. The commissioner shall not award a grant to a program
that begins operations on or after July 1, 2005, if more than seventy-five per cent of its
total enrollment is from one school district or if less than twenty-five or more than
seventy-five per cent of the students enrolled are pupils of racial minorities, as defined
in section 10-226a, except that the commissioner may award a grant for good cause, for
one year, on behalf of an otherwise eligible interdistrict magnet school program, if more
than seventy-five per cent of the total enrollment is from one district or less than twenty-five or more than seventy-five per cent of the students enrolled are pupils of racial
minorities. The commissioner may not award grants pursuant to such an exception for
a second consecutive year.
(c) (1) The maximum amount each interdistrict magnet school program, except
those described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subdivision (3) of this subsection, shall
be eligible to receive per enrolled student who is not a resident of the town operating
the magnet school shall be (A) six thousand sixteen dollars for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2008, (B) six thousand seven hundred thirty dollars for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2009, (C) seven thousand four hundred forty dollars for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2010, and (D) eight thousand one hundred fifty-eight dollars for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 2011. The per pupil grant for each enrolled student who is a resident
of the town operating the magnet school program shall be three thousand dollars for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, and each fiscal year thereafter.
(2) 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
reviewed and approved the total operating budget for such schools, including all revenue
and expenditure estimates.
(3) (A) 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
year ending June 30, 2009, (v) eight thousand one hundred eighty dollars for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 2010, and (vi) eight thousand seven hundred forty-one dollars for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011.
(B) Each interdistrict magnet school operated by a regional educational service
center that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent of the school's students from a single town
shall receive a per pupil grant for each enrolled student who is not a resident of the
district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent of the school's students in the amount of
(i) six thousand sixteen dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, (ii) six thousand
seven hundred thirty dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, (iii) seven thousand
four hundred forty dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, and (iv) eight thousand one hundred fifty-eight dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011. 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 dollars.
(C) 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 in an amount that is at least three thousand dollars for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, and for each fiscal year thereafter.
(4) The amounts of the grants determined pursuant to this subsection shall be proportionately adjusted, if necessary, within available appropriations, and in no case shall any
grant pursuant to this section exceed the reasonable operating budget of the interdistrict
magnet school program, less revenues from other sources. 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) Within available appropriations, the commissioner may make grants to regional
educational service centers that provide summer school educational programs approved
by the commissioner to students participating in the interdistrict magnet school program.
(d) Grants made pursuant to this section shall be paid as follows: Fifty per cent by
September first and the balance by January first of each fiscal year. The January first
payment shall be adjusted to reflect actual interdistrict magnet school program enrollment as of the preceding October first, if the actual level of enrollment is lower than
the projected enrollment stated in the approved grant application.
(e) The Department of Education may retain up to one-half of one per cent of the
amount appropriated 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 determines that the enrollment
is below such number, the additional funds shall not lapse but shall be used by the
commissioner for grants for interdistrict cooperative programs pursuant to section
10-74d.
(h) In the case of a student identified as requiring special education, the school
district in which the student resides shall: (1) 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 (2) 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.
(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 students constitute no more than five per cent of the full-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 the
approved enrollment agreement, an interdistrict magnet school that has unused student
capacity may enroll directly into its program any interested student. A student from a
district that is not participating in the interdistrict magnet school 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.
For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, such tuition shall be in an amount that is equal
to seventy-five per cent of the difference between the average per pupil expenditure of
the magnet school for the prior fiscal year and the amount of any per pupil state subsidy
calculated under subsection (c) of this section. If any such board of education fails to
pay such tuition, the commissioner may withhold from such school district a sum payable
under section 10-262h in an amount not to exceed the amount of the unpaid tuition to
the magnet school and transfer such money to the fiscal agent for the interdistrict magnet
school as a supplementary grant for the operation of the interdistrict magnet school
program. For purposes of calculating grants pursuant to subsection (c) of this section,
"participating district" includes districts whose students enroll directly in interdistrict
magnet schools pursuant to this subsection.
(k) (1) Each interdistrict magnet school operated by a regional educational service
center shall annually file with the Commissioner of Education a financial audit in such
form as prescribed by the commissioner.
(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.
(P.A. 95-226, S. 17, 30; P.A. 97-290, S. 16, 29; P.A. 98-168, S. 22, 26; 98-252, S. 23, 80; 98-259, S. 4, 17; P.A. 99-289, S. 9, 11; P.A. 00-48, S. 9, 12; P.A. 01-173, S. 65, 67; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7, S. 106; P.A. 03-76, S. 36; P.A 04-213, S. 22; 04-257, S. 12; P.A. 05-2, S. 3; 05-245, S. 25, 36; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3, S. 77, 79; P.A. 06-135, S. 3; June
Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-3, S. 40, 42; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-5, S. 45.)
History: P.A. 95-226 effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 97-290 amended Subsec. (a) to add provision restricting the number
of students that may enroll in the program from a participating district to 80% of the total enrollment of the program and
to make a technical change, and amended Subsec. (b) to require consideration of the percentage of the student enrollment
in the program from each participating district, to add the prohibition against awarding a grant to a program if more than
80% of the total enrollment is from one school district with a one-year exception for good cause, and to make technical
changes, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 98-168 amended Subsec. (a) to delete provision for program to be established with
funds appropriated for purposes of Sec. 10-74d and to substitute provision for program to be established within available
appropriations, and added new Subsec. (e) re retention of up to 1% by the Department of Education, effective July 1, 1998;
P.A. 98-252 and 98-259 both made cooperative arrangements eligible for grants and P.A. 98-252 also made technical
changes, effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 99-289 amended Subsec. (a) to make the grants noncompetitive, amended Subsec.
(c) to increase the percentage of the grant that programs operating less than full-time are eligible to receive from 50% to
65%, and added Subsec. (f) re transportation and Subsec. (g) re determination of level of enrollment, effective July 1,
1999; P.A. 00-48 added Subsec. (h) re special education students, effective July 1, 2000; P.A. 01-173 added Subsec. (i)
re enrollment of nonpublic school students in programs operating less than full-time, effective July 1, 2001; May 9 Sp.
Sess. P.A. 02-7 amended Subsec. (a) by changing requirements for enrollment percentages for schools beginning operations
on or after July 1, 2005, added Subsec. (b)(4) re proposed operating budgets and by adding language re enrollment restrictions for programs beginning operations on or after July 1, 2005, and amended Subsec. (c) by redesignating existing
provisions as Subdiv. (1), making technical changes therein, and adding new Subdiv. (2) re supplemental grants, effective
August 15, 2002; P.A. 03-76 made a technical change in Subsec. (c)(1), effective June 3, 2003; P.A. 04-213 amended
Subsec. (a) by allowing the Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges on behalf of Manchester Community
College to be eligible for grants and by adding provision re operation in conformance with laws applicable to public schools,
effective June 3, 2004; P.A. 04-257 made a technical change in Subsec. (b), effective June 14, 2004; P.A. 05-2 amended
Subsec. (c)(2) to apply provisions to fiscal year ending June 30, 2005, and to delete reference to fiscal years ending June
30, 2003, and June 30, 2004, effective March 22, 2005; P.A. 05-245 amended Subsec. (c)(2) by making proportional
reduction in grants applicable to fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, and each fiscal year thereafter, effective June 30, 2005,
and amended Subsec. (c) by adding exception in Subdiv. (1) for programs described in Subdiv. (3)(A) and by adding
Subdiv. (3) re programs described by enrollment percentages from a single town, deleted former Subsec. (e) re retention
of funds for program evaluation and administration and redesignated existing Subsecs. (f) to (i) as Subsecs. (e) to (h),
effective July 1, 2005; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3 amended Subsec. (c)(2) by including summer school programs and reinstated
Subsec. (e) re amount retained for program evaluation and administration, reducing amount department may retain from
1% to one-half of 1%, and redesignated existing Subsecs. (e) to (h) as Subsecs. (f) to (i), effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 06-135 amended Subsec. (c)(2) by deleting reference to summer school programs and added Subdiv. (4) re grants to regional
educational service centers that provide summer school educational programs, effective July 1, 2006; June Sp. Sess. P.A.
07-3 amended Subsec. (c) to make technical changes, to provide in Subdiv. (1) that host magnet school program with
participating district that enrolls more than 55% of its students in the magnet school shall receive a grant that is $6,016 for
fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, $6,730 for fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, $7,440 for fiscal year ending June 30, 2010,
and $8,158 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, and for residents of the host town a per pupil grant of $3,000 for fiscal
year ending June 30, 2008, and thereafter, to provide in Subdiv. (3)(A) that magnet schools operated by regional educational
service center that enroll less than 55% of its students from a single town shall receive a per pupil grant that is $7,060 for
fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, $7,620 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, $8,180 for fiscal year ending June 30,
2010, and $8,741 for fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, to add new Subdiv. (3)(B) re per pupil grants for magnet schools
operated by regional educational service center that enrolls at least 55% of its students from a single town, to redesignate
existing Subdiv. (3)(B) as Subdiv.(3)(C) and add Subsecs. (j) and (k) re unused student capacity and re financial audits of
interdistrict magnet schools operated by regional educational service centers, effective July 1, 2007; June Sp. Sess. P.A.
07-5 amended Subsec. (c) to remove restriction on formula for districts with enrollment greater than 55% in Subdiv. (1),
to redesignate existing Subdiv. (4) as Subdiv. (5) and to add new Subdiv. (4) re proportional adjustment of grants, effective
October 6, 2007.
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Sec. 10-264n. Collaborative planning for the establishment of additional interdistrict magnet schools in the Sheff region. The Commissioner of Education shall
consult with any regional community-technical college, the Board of Trustees of the
Connecticut State University System, the boards of trustees for higher education institutions licensed and accredited by the Board of Higher Education or the Board of Trustees
for The University of Connecticut and may consult with any not-for-profit corporation
approved by the Commissioner of Education to initiate collaborative planning for establishing additional interdistrict magnet schools in the Sheff region, as defined in subsection (q) of section 10-266aa.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-5, S. 72.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-5 effective October 6, 2007.
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Sec. 10-265f. Early reading success grant program. (a) The Commissioner of
Education shall establish, within available appropriations, an early reading success grant
program to assist local and regional boards of education for priority school districts and
school districts in which priority elementary schools are located in: (1) Establishing
full-day kindergarten programs; (2) reducing class size in grades kindergarten to three,
inclusive, to not more than eighteen students; and (3) establishing intensive early intervention reading programs, including after-school and summer programs, for students
identified as being at risk of failing to learn to read by the end of first grade and students
in grades one to three, inclusive, who are reading below grade level. Eligibility for grants
pursuant to this section shall be determined for a five-year period based on a school
district's designation as a priority school district or as a school district in which a priority
elementary school is located for the initial year of application. In order to receive a grant,
an eligible board of education shall submit a plan for the expenditure of grant funds, in
accordance with this section, to the Department of Education, at such time and in such
manner as the commissioner prescribes. An eligible school district may receive a grant
for one or more purposes pursuant to subdivisions (1) to (3), inclusive, of this subsection,
provided at least fifty per cent of any grant funds received by such school district are
used for programs pursuant to subdivision (3) of this subsection. If the commissioner
determines the school district is addressing the issue of early reading intervention sufficiently, the commissioner may allow the school district to set aside a smaller percentage
of the funds received pursuant to this section for such programs.
(b) (1) In the case of proposals for full-day kindergarten programs, the plan shall
include: (A) Information on the number of full-day kindergarten classes that will be
offered initially and the number of children to be enrolled in such classes; (B) how the
board anticipates expanding the number of full-day kindergarten programs in future
school years; (C) the number of additional teachers needed and any additional equipment
needed for purposes of such programs; (D) a description of any proposed school building
project that is related to the need for additional space for full-day kindergarten programs,
including an analysis of the different options available to meet such need, such as relocatable classrooms, the division of existing classrooms, an addition to a building or new
construction; (E) information on the curriculum for the full-day kindergarten program
pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection; (F) information on coordination between
the full-day kindergarten program and school readiness programs for the purpose of
providing (i) information concerning transition from preschool to kinder