Substitute Senate Bill No. 352
Substitute Senate Bill No. 352
PUBLIC ACT NO. 98-249
AN ACT CONCERNING AUTHORIZATION OF STATE GRANT
COMMITMENTS FOR SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. The Commissioner of Education
having reviewed applications for state grants for
public school building projects in accordance with
section 10-283 of the general statutes on the
basis of priorities for such projects and
standards for school construction established by
the State Board of Education, and having prepared
a listing of all such eligible projects ranked in
order of priority, including a separate schedule
of previously authorized projects which have
changed substantially in scope or cost, as
determined by said commissioner together with the
amount of estimated grant with respect to each
eligible project, and having submitted such
listing of eligible projects, prior to December
15, 1996, to a committee of the General Assembly
established under section 10-283a of the general
statutes for the purpose of reviewing such
listing, is hereby authorized to enter into grant
commitments on behalf of the state in accordance
with said section 10-283 with respect to the
priority listing of such projects and in such
estimated amounts as approved by said committee
prior to February 1, 1998, as follows:
(a) Estimated Grant Commitments
Town Estimated Total Estimated
School Project Costs Grant
Project Number
CHESHIRE
Cheshire High
School
086 EA/CV 5,800,000 2,299,120
CROMWELL
Cromwell
Elementary School
039 N 14,340,000 7,426,686
CROMWELL
Cromwell
Middle School
040 EA/RR 5,515,000 2,856,219
CROMWELL
Cromwell High
School
041 EA/RR 11,110,000 5,753,869
CROMWELL
Edna C. Stevens
School
042 A/RR 4,162,000 2,155,500
DARIEN
Middlesex Jr.
High School
104 EA 27,025,000 5,502,290
EASTON
Samuel Staples
Elementary
School
016 A 85,000 20,647
GLASTONBURY
Gideon Welles
School
088 A 4,250,000 1,426,725
GLASTONBURY
New Middle
School
089 N 33,985,000 11,408,765
GRANBY
Granby Memorial
High School
042 EA/RR 16,354,405 7,184,490
GREENWICH
Eastern Middle
School
105 EA 4,071,843 814,369
GREENWICH
Central Middle
School
106 EA 4,318,162 863,632
GREENWICH
Dundee School
107 A/RR 2,700,000 540,000
HEBRON
Hebron Elementary
School
029 EA 6,375,000 3,597,413
HEBRON
Gilead Hill
School
030 EA 6,445,951 3,637,450
MADISON
J. Milton
Jeffrey School
051 EA 2,071,600 599,314
MADISON
Academy Elementary
School
052 EA 3,927,400 1,136,197
MADISON
Kathleen H.
Ryerson School
053 EA 3,395,700 982,376
MADISON
Island Avenue
School
054 A 1,687,900 488,309
MADISON
Daniel Hand
High School
055 EA 30,150,600 8,722,569
MADISON
Brown Middle
School
056 EA 9,941,400 2,876,047
MANCHESTER
Manchester
High School
125 E/CV 415,171 257,987
NEW HAVEN
Fair Haven
Middle School
319 A/RR 27,000,000 21,213,900
NEWINGTON
John Paterson
Elementary
School
061 EA 3,000,000 1,564,200
NEWINGTON
Anna Reynolds
Elementary School
062 EA 4,000,000 2,085,600
NEWINGTON
Martin Kellogg
Middle School
063 EA 4,500,000 2,346,300
NEWINGTON
John Wallace
Middle School
064 EA 5,500,000 2,867,700
NEWINGTON
John Paterson
Elementary
School
065 RE 100,000 52,140
OXFORD
Oxford Center
School
021 EA/RR 9,050,000 4,557,580
STAMFORD
Westover
Elementary School
196 RE 595,375 174,385
STAMFORD
Bank Street Program
at Toquam
198 RE 89,000 26,068
STAMFORD
Turn of the
River School
199 RE 365,000 106,909
STAMFORD
Rippowam Center
203 A/CV 18,763,363 5,495,789
STAMFORD
New Intra-District
Magnet School
204 P/EA 28,604,000 8,378,112
WALLINGFORD
Cook Hill
Elementary School
133 RE 494,500 271,975
WESTPORT
King's Highway
Elementary School
086 RE 250,000 52,675
WESTPORT
Greens Farms
Elementary School
087 EA 11,400,000 2,401,980
WESTPORT
Coleytown
Elementary School
088 E 1,100,000 231,770
WOLCOTT
Wakelee School
054 RE 130,000 79,859
WOLCOTT
Frisbie School
055 RE 250,000 153,575
WOLCOTT
Alcott Middle
School
056 RE 250,000 153,575
REG. DIST. #6
Wamogo High
School
038 A 7,200,000 3,060,000
REG. DIST. #6
Wamogo Regional
Vo-Ag Center 4,208,925 4,208,925
042 VA/N
REG. DIST. #7
Northwestern
Regional School
023 EA 19,951,019 9,975,510
REG. DIST. #8
RHAM Middle
School
017 RE 195,000 119,087
REG. DIST. #8
New High School
018N 40,973,000 25,022,211
REG. DIST. #8
RHAM Senior
High School
019 EA/RR 9,659,000 5,898,751
REG. DIST. #14
Nonnewaug High
Vo-Ag Center
082 VE 438,785 438,785
REG. DIST. #18
Middle/Center
School Complex
029 EA/RR 13,800,000 5,027,340
REG. DIST. #18
Lyme Consolidated
School
030 EA 3,300,000 1,202,190
REG. DIST. #18
Mile Creek School
031 EA 3,300,000 1,202,190
REG. DIST. #18
Lyme/Old Lyme High
School
032 A 3,300,000 1,202,190
GILBERT SCHOOL
Gilbert School
011 EA 10,500,000 7,350,000
EAST GRANBY
East Granby
Middle School
025 EA/EC 865,000 302,750
EAST HARTFORD
Silver Lane
School
214 EA 1,275,000 819,698
EAST HAVEN
East Haven High
School
062 A 1,537,800 1,103,987
GREENWICH
Greenwich High
School
104 A/EC 25,822,533 5,164,507
HAMDEN
Wintergreen School
077 EA 14,495,000 8,541,904
HEBRON
Hebron Elementary
School
027 A 40,000 22,572
LEBANON
Lyman Memorial
Vo-Ag Center
046 VE 177,010 177,010
LEDYARD
Juliet W. Long
School
061 EA 12,000,000 7,585,200
MANSFIELD
Mansfield Middle
School
055 EA 4,000,000 3,185,600
MIDDLETOWN
Middletown High
Vo-Ag Center
101 VA/E 305,223 305,223
MONTVILLE
Mohegan Elementary
School
076 A/TCH 83,720 53,522
MONTVILLE
Oakdale Elementary
School
077 A/TCH 76,280 48,766
MONTVILLE
C.E. Murphy
Elementary School
078 A/TCH 90,580 57,908
NEWINGTON
Newington High
School
066 A 3,000,000 1,564,200
NEWINGTON
Elizabeth Green
Elementary School
068 A/TCH 200,000 104,280
NEWINGTON
Anna Reynolds
Elementary School
069 A/TCH 200,000 104,280
NEWINGTON
Ruth Chaffee
Elementary School
070 A/TCH 200,000 104,280
NEWINGTON
John Paterson
Elementary School
071 A/TCH 200,000 104,280
NEWINGTON
Martin Kellogg
Middle School
072 A/TCH 300,000 156,420
NEWINGTON
John Wallace
Middle School
073 A/TCH 300,000 156,420
NEWINGTON
Newington High
School
074 A/TCH 600,000 312,840
NEW LONDON
New London
High School
065 A/TCH 421,464 326,635
NEW LONDON
Bennie Dover
Jackson Middle
School
066 A/TCH 96,653 74,906
NEW LONDON
Winthrop School
067 A/TCH 126,216 97,817
NEW LONDON
Nathan Hale School
068 A/TCH 133,170 103,207
NEW LONDON
Harbor School
069 A/TCH 169,338 131,237
NEW LONDON
Jennings School
070 A/TCH 170,401 132,061
NEW LONDON
Edgerton School
071 A/TCH 166,613 129,125
REDDING
John Read Middle
School
019 EA/CV 4,100,000 937,260
SOUTHINGTON
Southington Regional
Vo-Ag Center 51,900 51,900
108 VE
TOLLAND
Tolland High School
053 A/TCH 27,500 15,224
VERNON
Rockville High
Vo-Ag Center
110 VE 105,000 105,000
WATERFORD
Cohanzie Elementary
School
072 A/TCH 114,400 25,328
WATERFORD
Great Neck
Elementary School
073 A/TCH 109,400 24,221
WATERFORD
Oswegatchie
Elementary School
074 A/TCH 103,900 23,003
WATERFORD
Quaker Hill
Elementary School
075 A/TCH 98,900 21,896
WATERFORD
Southwest
Elementary School
076 A/TCH 105,900 23,446
WATERFORD
Clark Lane
Middle School
077 A/TCH 211,300 46,782
WATERFORD
Waterford High
School
078 A/TCH 325,300 72,021
WEST HARTFORD
Hall High School
171 EA 11,000,000 3,967,700
REG. DIST. #6
Warren Elementary
School
039 EA 1,100,000 467,500
REG. DIST. #6
James Morris
School
040 EA 2,900,000 1,232,500
REG. DIST. #6
Goshen Center
School
041 EA 2,400,000 1,020,000
EDUC. CONNECTION
Central
Administration
011 BE/A 4,000,000 1,814,400
BETHEL
Ralph M.T. Johnson
School
045 RR 382,808 172,264
BETHEL
Bethel High
School
046 RR 744,479 335,016
CROMWELL
Edna C. Stevens
School
032 EC 30,000 15,537
CROMWELL
Cromwell Middle
School
033 EC 25,000 12,948
CROMWELL
Cromwell High
School
034 EC 30,000 15,537
CROMWELL
Edna C. Stevens
School
035 EC 100,000 51,790
EASTFORD
Eastford
Elementary School
009 RR 21,596 14,886
EAST HARTFORD
Hockanum Elementary
School
215 RR 525,000 337,523
EAST HARTFORD
Willowbrook School
216 RR 350,000 225,015
EAST WINDSOR
East Windsor Jr./Sr.
High School
029 RR 1,000,000 628,600
FAIRFIELD
Mill Hill
Elementary School
094 RR 283,200 80,910
FARMINGTON
Union Elementary
School
050 RR 277,500 77,312
FARMINGTON
West District
Elementary School
051 RR 100,000 27,860
GRANBY
Central
Administration
041 BE/A 923,380 202,820
GROTON
Mary Morrison School
143 EC 80,000 55,712
GROTON
Fitch Senior High
School
144 RR 220,000 153,208
GROTON
William Seely School
145 EC 280,000 194,992
HEBRON
Hebron Elementary
School
028 EC 18,175 10,256
HEBRON
Gilead Hill School
032 EC 12,000 6,772
LISBON
Lisbon Central School
013 RR 203,800 152,116
MANCHESTER
Manchester Regional
Academy
124 RR 250,000 155,350
MIDDLETOWN
Bielefield
Elementary School
102 EA/RR 4,977,508 2,702,289
NEW BRITAIN
Central
Administration
152 BE/EA 5,750,000 2,269,238
NEW CANAAN
New Canaan High
School
040 RR 1,750,000 362,425
NEWINGTON
Martin Kellogg
Middle School
067 A/RR 1,400,000 729,960
NEWINGTON
Central
Administration
075 BE/TC 75,000 19,553
NEW LONDON
Little Red
Schoolhouse
064 A/RR 175,000 135,625
NEW MILFORD
Northville
Elementary School
034 RR 343,975 146,189
NEWTOWN
Head O' The Meadow
Elementary School
102 RR 650,000 222,885
NORWALK
Central
Administration
194 BE/TCH 370,096 62,787
ORANGE
Peck Place School
023 E 1,131,000 335,228
PRESTON
Preston City
Elementary School
011 RR 82,342 59,994
PUTNAM
Putnam
Elementary School
016 RR 319,170 243,942
PUTNAM
Putnam High School
017 RR 538,722 411,745
RIDGEFIELD
Veterans Park
Elementary School
043 RR 433,500 100,615
STAFFORD
Borough Elementary
School
039 RR 55,000 38,500
STAMFORD
Stamford High
School
197 RR 700,000 205,030
STAMFORD
Rippowam Center
200 RR 246,120 72,089
STAMFORD
Stamford High
School
201 RR 260,000 76,154
STAMFORD
Davenport Ridge
Elementary School
202 RR 229,100 67,103
WATERFORD
Central
Administration
071 BE/TCH 124,500 13,782
WESTON
Hurlbutt Elementary
School
040 RR 108,300 23,209
WILLINGTON
Hall Memorial
Elementary School
027 RR 367,280 259,704
WILLINGTON
Center
Elementary School
028 RR 336,336 237,823
REG. DIST. #8
Central
Administration
020 BE/A 1,245,000 380,161
(b) Previously Authorized Projects Which Have
Changed Substantially in Scope or Cost
Town Original Current
School
Project Number
MIDDLETOWN, Snow School
083-096
Estimated...
Total Project Costs 9,395,313 9,875,000
Principal Grant 5,603,365 5,889,450
Interest Grant 4,118,473 4,328,745
Total Grant 9,721,838 10,218,195
NEW FAIRFIELD, New
Fairfield Consolidated
School 091-031
Estimated...
Total Project Costs 500,000 5,000,000
Principal Grant 185,700 1,857,000
Interest Grant 115,821 0
Total Grant 301,521 1,857,000
NEW HAVEN, Vocational
Aquaculture Program
093-291
Estimated...
Total Project Costs 6,800,000 17,850,000
Principal Grant 6,800,000 17,850,000
Interest Grant 0 0
Total Grant 6,800,000 17,850,000
NEW HAVEN, Edgewood
School 093-292
Estimated...
Total Project Costs 4,500,000 8,940,000
Principal Grant 3,551,850 7,056,342
Interest Grant 2,070,018 4,112,435
Total Grant 5,621,868 11,168,777
NEW HAVEN, Wexler
School 093-314
Estimated...
Total Project Costs 8,250,000 13,900,000
Principal Grant 6,482,025 10,921,230
Interest Grant 4,063,257 6,845,972
Total Grant 10,545,282 17,767,202
NEW HAVEN, Conte
School 093-315
Estimated...
Total Project Costs 9,300,000 15,850,000
Principal Grant 7,307,010 12,453,345
Interest Grant 4,580,399 7,806,379
Total Grant 11,887,409 20,259,724
NEW HAVEN, Lincoln-
Bassett School 093-316
Estimated...
Total Project Costs 6,800,000 12,200,000
Principal Grant 5,342,760 9,585,540
Interest Grant 3,349,109 6,008,695
Total Grant 8,691,869 15,594,235
WESTPORT, Coleytown
Middle School 158-077
Estimated...
Total Project Costs 1,660,000 18,000,000
Principal Grant 349,762 3,792,600
Interest Grant 257,075 2,787,561
Total Grant 606,837 6,580,161
REGIONAL DIST. #14,
NONNEWAUG HIGH VO-AG
CENTER 214-069
Estimated...
Total Project Costs 2,154,000 3,620,000
Principal Grant 2,154,000 3,620,000
Interest Grant 0 0
Total Grant 2,154,000 3,620,000
ACES, ACES VILLAGE
SCHOOL 244-024
Estimated...
Total Project Costs 4,698,510 6,766,875
Principal Grant 4,698,510 6,766,875
Interest Grant 0 0
Total Grant 4,698,510 6,766,875
Sec. 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes, or any
regulation adopted pursuant to said section, the
project for renovation at Windsor High School in
Windsor is included in section 1 of this act and
shall be eligible to be subsequently considered
for a grant commitment from the state, provided
the school district files an application for such
school building project prior to June 30, 1998,
and meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of
the general statutes and any regulation adopted by
the State Board of Education pursuant to said
chapter.
Sec. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes, or any
regulation adopted pursuant to said section, the
projects for alteration at Wisconier Middle
School, roof replacement and energy conservation
at Brookfield High School and technology
infrastructure at Wisconier Middle School,
Brookfield High School, Center Elementary School
and Huckleberry Elementary School in Brookfield
are included in section 1 of this act and shall be
eligible to be subsequently considered for a grant
commitment from the state, provided the school
district files an application for such school
building project prior to June 30, 1998, and meets
all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general
statutes and any regulation adopted by the State
Board of Education pursuant to said chapter.
Sec. 4. Notwithstanding the provisions of
chapter 173 of the general statutes and any
regulations adopted by the State Board of
Education pursuant to said chapter requiring roofs
to be replaced rather than repaired for
eligibility for a school building project grant,
the city of Ansonia shall be eligible for
reimbursement for repair of the roofs at Ansonia
High School (Project Number 002-036RR), John G.
Prendergast School (Project Number 002-038RR),
Minnie E. Willis School (Project Number
002-039RR), Georgianna E. Peck School (Project
Number 002-040RR), John C. Mead School (Project
Number 002-041RR), Lincoln-Hayes School (Project
Number 002-042RR).
Sec. 5. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes, or any
regulation adopted pursuant to said section, the
project for extension at Kelly Lane Intermediate
School (Project Number 056-043E) in Granby is
included in section 1 of this act and shall be
eligible to be subsequently considered for a grant
commitment from the state, provided the school
district files an application for such school
building project prior to June 30, 1998, and meets
all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general
statutes and any regulation adopted by the State
Board of Education pursuant to said chapter.
Sec. 6. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes, or any
regulation adopted pursuant to said section, the
project for roof replacement at Eli Terry School
in South Windsor is included in section 1 of this
act and shall be eligible to be subsequently
considered for a grant commitment from the state,
provided the school district files an application
for such school building project prior to June 30,
1998, and meets all other provisions of chapter
173 of the general statutes and any regulation
adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant
to said chapter.
Sec. 7. Notwithstanding the provisions of
sections 10-283 and 10-284 of the general statutes
or any regulations adopted by the State Board of
Education requiring that local legislative
authorizations be obtained within one year of the
authorization by the General Assembly of a grant
commitment or requiring that the town begin
constructing within two years after the effective
date of the act of the General Assembly
authorizing the Commissioner of Education to enter
into grant commitments for such projects, the town
of New Hartford shall have until June 30, 1999, to
authorize and until June 30, 2000, to begin
construction on a new school (Project Number
092-87-014N) or extension and alteration to the
New Hartford Elementary or Bakerville Schools
(Project Numbers 092-022E, 092-021E) and shall be
eligible to subsequently be considered for a grant
commitment from the state.
Sec. 8. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes and any
regulation adopted by the State Board of Education
requiring that the scope of a school building
project be set at the time of application for a
school building project grant, the town of New
Hartford may change the scope of the project for
construction of a new school (Project Number
092-87-014N) or the extension and alteration to
the New Hartford Elementary or Bakerville Schools
(Project Numbers 092-022E, 092-021E) to add
additional classrooms.
Sec. 9. Notwithstanding the provisions of
chapter 173 of the general statutes and any
regulations adopted by the State Board of
Education pursuant to said chapter requiring roofs
to be replaced rather than repaired for
eligibility for a school building project grant,
the town of New Haven shall be eligible for
reimbursement for repair of the roof of Sheridan
Middle School.
Sec. 10. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-286 of the general statutes and any
regulations adopted by the State Board of
Education pursuant to said chapter limiting school
building project grants for roof replacement
projects to roofs that are at least twenty years
old, the town of New Haven shall be eligible for
reimbursement for replacement of the roof of Helen
Grant School.
Sec. 11. Notwithstanding the provisions of
chapter 173 of the general statutes, or any
regulation adopted by the State Board of Education
pursuant to said chapter, requiring roofs to be
replaced rather than repaired for eligibility for
a school building project grant, the project for
roof repair at Dwight School in New Haven is
included in section 1 of this act and shall be
eligible to be subsequently considered for a grant
commitment from the state, provided the school
district files an application for such school
building project prior to June 30, 1998, and meets
all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general
statutes and any regulation adopted by the State
Board of Education pursuant to said chapter.
Sec. 12. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes, or any
regulation adopted pursuant to said section, the
projects for additional code compliance and
renovation work related to maintaining the
accreditation at Hillhouse High School and Wilbur
Cross High School in New Haven are included in
section 1 of this act and shall be eligible to be
subsequently considered for a grant commitment
from the state, provided the school district files
an application for such school building project
prior to June 30, 1998, and meets all other
provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes
and any regulation adopted by the State Board of
Education pursuant to said chapter.
Sec. 13. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes, or any
regulation adopted pursuant to said section, the
project for extension and alteration at Timothy
Dwight School in New Haven is included in section
1 of this act and shall be eligible to be
subsequently considered for a grant commitment
from the state, provided the school district files
an application for such school building project
prior to June 30, 1998, and meets all other
provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes
and any regulation adopted by the State Board of
Education pursuant to said chapter. Any funding
received by the school district from the Greater
Dwight Development Corporation or other entity
will be considered as the local contribution.
Sec. 14. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes, or any
regulation adopted pursuant to said section, the
project for portable classrooms at the Nathan
Hale-Ray Middle School in the town of East Haddam
(Project Number 041-021RE) is included in section
1 of this act and shall be eligible to be
subsequently considered for a grant commitment
from the state, provided the school district files
an application for such school building project
prior to June 30, 1998, and meets all other
provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes
and any regulation adopted by the State Board of
Education pursuant to said chapter.
Sec. 15. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-292 of the general statutes or any
regulation adopted by the State Board of Education
requiring that a bid not be let out until plans
and specifications have been approved by the
Department of Education's school facilities unit,
the town of Wilton may let out for bid on and
commence projects for extension and alteration at
Driscoll Elementary and Miller Elementary Schools
and shall be eligible to subsequently be
considered for grant commitments from the state,
provided plans and specifications have been
approved by the Department of Education's school
facilities unit.
Sec. 16. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-292 of the general statutes or any
regulation adopted by the State Board of Education
requiring that a bid not be let out until plans
and specifications have been approved by the
Department of Education's school facilities unit,
Regional School District 15 may let out for bid on
and commence the roofing project (Project Number
215-92-062RR) at the Pomperaug Elementary School
and shall be eligible to subsequently be
considered for a grant commitment from the state,
provided plans and specifications have been
approved by the Department of Education's school
facilities unit.
Sec. 17. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes, or any
regulation adopted pursuant to said section, the
projects for roof replacements at Bristol Central
and Bristol Eastern High Schools in Bristol are
included in section 1 of this act and shall be
eligible to be subsequently considered for grant
commitments from the state, provided the school
district files applications for such school
building projects prior to June 30, 1998, and
meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the
general statutes and any regulation adopted by the
State Board of Education pursuant to said chapter.
Sec. 18. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-286 of the general statutes or any
regulation adopted by the State Board of Education
limiting school building project grants for roof
replacement projects to roofs that are at least
twenty years old, the town of Bristol shall be
eligible for grants for roof replacement projects
for Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern High
Schools, provided the projects meet the other
requirements of chapter 173 of the general
statutes.
Sec. 19. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-292 of the general statutes or any
regulation adopted by the State Board of Education
requiring that a bid not be let out until plans
and specifications have been approved by the
Department of Education's school facilities unit,
Regional School District Number 14 may let out for
bid on and commence a project for relocatable
classrooms (Project Number 214-068RE) at Miller
Elementary School and shall be eligible to
subsequently be considered for a grant commitment
from the state, provided plans and specifications
have been approved by the Department of
Education's school facilities unit.
Sec. 20. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes, or any
regulation adopted by the State Board of Education
requiring that the description of a project type
for a school building project be made at the time
of application for a school building project
grant, the town of North Branford may expand the
scope of the code violation project at North
Branford Intermediate School (Project Number
099-89-37CV) to include roof replacement.
Sec. 21. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-292 of the general statutes or any
regulation adopted by the State Board of Education
requiring that a bid not be let out until plans
and specifications have been approved by the
Department of Education's school facilities unit,
Regional School District 15 may let out for bid on
and commence a project for relocatable classrooms
(Project Number 215-061RE) at Gainfield Elementary
School and shall be eligible to subsequently be
considered for a grant commitment from the state,
provided plans and specifications have been
approved by the Department of Education's school
facilities unit.
Sec. 22. Notwithstanding the provisions of
subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section
10-286 of the general statutes, as amended, or any
regulation adopted by the State Board of Education
concerning projected enrolment for a school
building project, the town of Mansfield may
increase the projected enrolment for the Mansfield
Middle School modular classroom project (Project
Number 078-054).
Sec. 23. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes or any
regulation adopted by the State Board of Education
requiring that a description of a project type for
a school building project be made at the time of
application for a school building project grant,
the town of Hamden may change the description of
the project at Wintergreen School (Project Number
062-077) from a renovation project to a magnet
school, provided the plan for the operation of the
magnet school is approved by the Commissioner of
Education in accordance with the provisions of
section 10-264h of the general statutes.
Sec. 24. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes, or any
regulation adopted pursuant to said section, the
projects for relocatable classrooms at Jack
Jackter Elementary School (Project Number
028-030), William J. Johnston Middle School
(Project Number 028-031), and Colchester
Intermediate School (Project Number 028-032) in
Colchester are included in section 1 of this act
and shall be eligible to be subsequently
considered for grant commitments from the state,
provided the school district files applications
for such school building projects prior to June
30, 1998, and meets all other provisions of
chapter 173 of the general statutes and any
regulation adopted by the State Board of Education
pursuant to said chapter.
Sec. 25. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes, or any
regulation adopted pursuant to said section, the
projects for purchase and alteration of the Saint
Mary's Convent for use as an intradistrict special
education program (Project Number 104-084) and
relocatable classrooms for Thomas Mahan School
(Project Number 104-085) in Norwich are included
in section 1 of this act and shall be eligible to
be subsequently considered for grant commitments
from the state, provided the school district files
applications for such school building projects
prior to June 30, 1998, and meets all other
provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes
and any regulation adopted by the State Board of
Education pursuant to said chapter.
Sec. 26. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes or any
regulation adopted by the State Board of Education
requiring that the scope of a school building
project be set at the time of application for a
school building project grant, the town of Norwich
may expand the scope of the extension and
alternation projects (Project Number 104-068) at
Samuel Huntington Elementary School and (Project
Number 104-069) at Bishop Elementary School to
include the purchase of land adjacent to both
schools.
Sec. 27. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-292 of the general statutes or any
regulation adopted by the State Board of Education
requiring that a bid not be let out until plans
and specifications have been approved by the
Department of Education's school facilities unit,
the town of Wilton may let out for bid on and
commence a project for roof replacement (Project
Number 161-044RR) at Miller Elementary School and
shall be eligible to subsequently be considered
for a grant commitment from the state, provided
plans and specifications have been approved by the
Department of Education's school facilities unit.
Sec. 28. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-292 of the general statutes or any
regulation adopted by the State Board of Education
requiring that a bid not be let out until plans
and specifications have been approved by the
Department of Education's school facilities unit,
the town of Groton may let out for bid on and
commence a code violation project (Project Number
059-146CV) at Charles Barnum School and shall be
eligible to subsequently be considered for a grant
commitment from the state, provided plans and
specifications have been approved by the
Department of Education's school facilities unit.
Sec. 29. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-292 of the general statutes or any
regulation adopted by the State Board of Education
requiring that a bid not be let out until plans
and specifications have been approved by the
Department of Education's school facilities unit,
the town of Vernon may let out for bid on and
commence a code violation project (Project Number
146-111-CVOT) at Rockville High School and shall
be eligible to subsequently be considered for a
grant commitment from the state, provided plans
and specifications have been approved by the
Department of Education's school facilities unit.
Sec. 30. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes or any
regulation adopted by the State Board of Education
requiring that the scope of a school building
project be set at the time of application for a
school building project grant, the town of
Thompson may change the scope of the project at
Thompson Middle School (Project Number
141-01-7RR/EC) to include additional roof
replacement.
Sec. 31. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-286 of the general statutes or any
regulation adopted by the State Board of Education
limiting school building project grants for roof
replacement to roofs that are at least twenty
years old, the town of Thompson shall be eligible
for a grant for roof replacement at Thompson
Elementary School (Project Number 141-01-7RR/EC).
Sec. 32. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes or any
regulation adopted by the State Board of Education
requiring that the scope of a school building
project be set at the time of application for a
school building project grant, the town of
Manchester may expand the scope of the project at
Manchester High School (Project Number
077-125E/CV).
Sec. 33. Section 39 of special act 89-52, as
amended by section 1 of special act 93-21, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) For the purposes described in subsection
(b) of this section, the state bond commission
shall have the power, from time to time to
authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in
one or more series and in principal amounts not
exceeding in the aggregate eighteen million
dollars.
(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to
the extent of the amount stated in subsection (a)
of this section, shall be used by the Department
of Education for grants to the town and city of
Hartford for the purpose of a school building
project for a facility for the Montessori Building
Blocks Magnet School in accordance with the
provisions of section 40 of special act 89-52, as
amended by section 288 of special act 90-34,
section 8 of public act 91-5 of the June special
session and section 2 of [this act] SPECIAL ACT
93-21, OR FOR STATE SITE REMEDIATION OF A SITE FOR
SUCH SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECT.
(c) All provisions of section 3-20 of the
general statutes, or the exercise of any right or
power granted thereby which are not inconsistent
with the provisions of this section are hereby
adopted and shall apply to all bonds authorized by
the state bond commission pursuant to this
section, and temporary notes in anticipation of
the money to be derived from the sale of any such
bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance
with said section 3-20 and from time to time
renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or
times not exceeding twenty years from their
respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant
to the resolution or resolutions of the state bond
commission authorizing such bonds. None of said
bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding by
the state bond commission that there has been
filed with it a request for such authorization,
which is signed by or on behalf of the secretary
of the office of policy and management and states
such terms and conditions as said commission, in
its discretion, may require. Said bonds issued
pursuant to this section shall be general
obligations of the state and the full faith and
credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for
the payment of the principal of and interest on
said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly
and as part of the contract of the state with the
holders of said bonds, appropriation of all
amounts necessary for punctual payment of such
principal and interest is hereby made, and the
treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as
the same become due.
Sec. 34. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes or any
regulation adopted by the State Board of Education
requiring that the scope of a school building
project be set at the time of application for a
school building project grant, the town of East
Lyme may expand the scope of the additions to the
roof project (Project Number 045-045RR) at Niantic
Center School and (Project Number 045-046RR) at
Flanders School.
Sec. 35. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes, or any
regulation adopted pursuant to said section, the
project for roof replacement at East School in
Torrington is included in section 1 of this act
and shall be eligible to be subsequently
considered for a grant commitment from the state,
provided the school district files an application
for such school building project prior to June 30,
1998, and meets all other provisions of chapter
173 of the general statutes and any regulation
adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant
to said chapter.
Sec. 36. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes or any
regulation adopted by the State Board of Education
requiring that the scope of a school building
project be set at the time of application for a
school building project grant, the town of
Westbrook may expand the scope of the renovation
projects at Westbrook Junior and Senior High
School and Daisy Ingraham Elementary School.
Sec. 37. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-292 of the general statutes or any
regulation adopted by the State Board of Education
requiring that a bid not be let out until plans
and specifications have been approved by the
Department of Education's school facilities unit,
the town of Tolland may let out for bid on and
commence a project for roof replacement (Project
Number 142-058RR) at Tolland High School and shall
be eligible to subsequently be considered for a
grant commitment from the state, provided plans
and specifications have been approved by the
Department of Education's school facilities unit.
Sec. 38. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes, or any
regulation adopted pursuant to said section, the
projects for roof replacement and alteration at
Woodstock Elementary School in Woodstock are
included in section 1 of this act and shall be
eligible to be subsequently considered for grant
commitments from the state, provided the school
district files applications for such school
building projects prior to June 30, 1998, and
meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the
general statutes and any regulation adopted by the
State Board of Education pursuant to said chapter.
Sec. 39. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes, or any
regulation adopted pursuant to said section, the
project for alteration of the Duggan School in
Waterbury is included in section 1 of this act and
shall be eligible to be subsequently considered
for a grant commitment from the state, provided
the school district files an application for such
school building project prior to June 30, 1998,
and meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of
the general statutes and any regulation adopted by
the State Board of Education pursuant to said
chapter.
Sec. 40. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes, or any
regulation adopted pursuant to said section, the
project for vocational agricultural center
equipment and furnishings at the AgriScience
Center in Bloomfield (Project Number 011-061VE) is
included in section 1 of this act and shall be
eligible to be subsequently considered for a grant
commitment from the state, provided the school
district files an application for such school
building project prior to June 30, 1998, and meets
all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general
statutes and any regulation adopted by the State
Board of Education pursuant to said chapter.
Sec. 41. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes, or any
regulation adopted pursuant to said section, the
projects for relocatable classrooms at Philip R.
Smith Elementary, Eli Terry Elementary, Orchard
Hill Elementary and Pleasant Valley Elementary
Schools and for central administrative offices in
South Windsor are included in section 1 of this
act and shall be eligible to be subsequently
considered for grant commitments from the state,
provided the school district files applications
for such school building projects prior to June
30, 1998, and meets all other provisions of
chapter 173 of the general statutes and any
regulation adopted by the State Board of Education
pursuant to said chapter.
Sec. 42. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes and any
regulation adopted by the State Board of Education
requiring that the scope of a school building
project be set at the time of application for a
school building project grant, the town of East
Lyme may expand the scope of the extension and
alteration and code violation project at East Lyme
High School (Project Number 045-046) to include
the purchase of land adjacent to the school.
Sec. 43. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes, or any
regulation adopted pursuant to said section, the
project for roof replacement at Wolcott High
School in Wolcott is included in section 1 of this
act and shall be eligible to be subsequently
considered for a grant commitment from the state,
provided the school district files an application
for such school building project prior to June 30,
1998, and meets all other provisions of chapter
173 of the general statutes and any regulation
adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant
to said chapter.
Sec. 44. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes and any
regulation adopted by the State Board of Education
requiring that the scope of a school building
project be set at the time of application for a
school building project grant, the town of Wolcott
may expand the scope of the extension and
alteration project at Frisbie Elementary School
(Project Number 166-051-EA) to increase the size
of the core facilities of the building.
Sec. 45. (a) For the purposes described in
subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond
Commission shall have the power, from time to
time, to authorize the issuance of bonds of the
state in one or more series and in principal
amounts not exceeding in the aggregate one million
eight hundred thousand dollars.
(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to
the extent of the amount stated in subsection (a)
of this section, shall be used by the Department
of Education for the purpose of a grant to the
Capital Region Education Council to reimburse the
council for expenses for the Early Childhood
Regional Magnet School (Project Number 241-086) in
New Britain.
(c) All provisions of section 3-20 of the
general statutes, or the exercise of any right or
power granted thereby which are not inconsistent
with the provisions of this section are hereby
adopted and shall apply to all bonds authorized by
the State Bond Commission pursuant to this
section, and temporary notes in anticipation of
the money to be derived from the sale of any such
bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance
with said section 3-20 and from time to time
renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or
times not exceeding twenty years from their
respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant
to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond
Commission authorizing such bonds. None of said
bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding by
the State Bond Commission that there has been
filed with it a request for such authorization,
which is signed by or on behalf of the Secretary
of the Office of Policy and Management and states
such terms and conditions as said commission, in
its discretion, may require. Said bonds issued
pursuant to this section shall be general
obligations of the state and the full faith and
credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for
the payment of the principal of and interest on
said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly
and as part of the contract of the state with the
holders of said bonds, appropriation of all
amounts necessary for punctual payment of such
principal and interest is hereby made, and the
State Treasurer shall pay such principal and
interest as the same become due.
Sec. 46. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes, or any
regulation adopted pursuant to said section, the
project for roof replacement at Portland High
School (Project Number 113-035RR) in Portland is
included in section 1 of this act and shall be
eligible to be subsequently considered for a grant
commitment from the state, provided the school
district files an application for such school
building project prior to June 30, 1998, and meets
all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general
statutes and any regulation adopted by the State
Board of Education pursuant to said chapter.
Sec. 47. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes or any
regulation adopted by the State Board of Education
requiring that the scope of a school building
project be set at the time of application for a
school building project grant, Regional School
District Number 1 may change the scope of the
additions and alterations project (Project Number
201-046) at the Housatonic Valley Regional High
School.
Sec. 48. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes, or any
regulation adopted pursuant to said section, the
projects for expansion of the Regional Six to Six
Magnet School and renovations to the John F.
Kennedy Campus buildings in Bridgeport are
included in section 1 of this act and shall be
eligible to be subsequently considered for grant
commitments from the state, provided the school
district files applications for such school
building projects prior to June 30, 1998, and
meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the
general statutes and any regulations adopted by
the State Board of Education pursuant to said
chapter.
Sec. 49. Notwithstanding the provisions of
sections 10-283 and 10-284 of the general statutes
or any regulations adopted by the State Board of
Education requiring that local legislative
authorizations be obtained within one year of the
authorization by the General Assembly of a grant
commitment or requiring that the town begin
constructing within two years after the effective
date of the act of the General Assembly
authorizing the Commissioner of Education to enter
into grant commitments for such projects, the town
of Weston shall have until June 30, 1999, to
authorize and until June 30, 2000, to begin
construction on the extension and alteration
projects (Project Numbers 157-036EA, 157-037EA and
157-038EA) at the Hurlbutt Elementary School,
board of education central administration offices
and the Weston Middle School and shall be eligible
to subsequently be considered for grant
commitments from the state.
Sec. 50. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes, or any
regulation adopted pursuant to said section, the
project for vocational agriculture equipment and
furnishings at Killingly High School in Killingly
is included in section 1 of this act and shall be
eligible to be subsequently considered for a grant
commitment from the state, provided the school
district files an application for such school
building project prior to June 30, 1998, and meets
all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general
statutes and any regulation adopted by the State
Board of Education pursuant to said chapter.
Sec. 51. Notwithstanding the provisions of
sections 10-283 and 10-284 of the general statutes
or any regulations adopted by the State Board of
Education requiring that the town begin
constructing within two years after the effective
date of the act of the General Assembly
authorizing the Commissioner of Education to enter
into grant commitments for such projects, Regional
School District Number 7 shall have until June 30,
2000, to begin construction on the project for the
vocational agriculture center (Project Number
207-020) at the Northwest Regional High School and
shall be eligible to subsequently be considered
for a grant commitment from the state.
Sec. 52. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes, or any
regulation adopted pursuant to said section, the
project for a new middle school in Ridgefield is
included in section 1 of this act and shall be
eligible to be subsequently considered for a grant
commitment from the state, provided the school
district files an application for such school
building project prior to June 30, 1998, and meets
all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general
statutes and any regulation adopted by the State
Board of Education pursuant to said chapter.
Sec. 53. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes and any
regulation adopted by the State Board of Education
requiring that the scope of a school building
project be set at the time of application for a
school building project grant, the town of Norwalk
may expand the scope of the projects for West
Rocks School (Project Number 103-157) and
Brookside Elementary School (Project Number
103-156).
Sec. 54. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes, or any
regulation adopted pursuant to said section, the
project for alteration and expansion at West Shore
Middle School in Milford is included in section 1
of this act and shall be eligible to be
subsequently considered for a grant commitment
from the state, provided the school district files
an application for such school building project
prior to June 30, 1998, and meets all other
provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes
and any regulation adopted by the State Board of
Education pursuant to said chapter.
Sec. 55. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes, or any
regulation adopted pursuant to said section, the
projects for roof replacement at Crosby High,
Wallace Middle, Kennedy High, Barnard Elementary,
Bucks Hill Elementary, Carrington Elementary,
Chase Elementary, Weldell Cross Elementary,
Duggan, Gilmartin Elementary, Kingsbury
Elementary, Regan Elementary, Sprague Elementary,
Walsh Elementary and Woodrow Wilson Elementary
Schools and the alternative school in the former
Notre Dame School building in Waterbury are
included in section 1 of this act and shall be
eligible to be subsequently considered for grant
commitments from the state, provided the school
district files applications for such school
building projects prior to June 30, 1998, and
meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the
general statutes and any regulation adopted by the
State Board of Education pursuant to said chapter.
Sec. 56. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes, or any
regulation adopted pursuant to said section, the
projects for relocatable classrooms at Bucks Hill
Elementary, East Farms Elementary, Gilmartin
Elementary, Regan Elementary, Sprague Elementary
and Woodrow Wilson Elementary Schools in Waterbury
are included in section 1 of this act and shall be
eligible to be subsequently considered for grant
commitments from the state, provided the school
district files applications for such school
building projects prior to June 30, 1998, and
meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the
general statutes and any regulation adopted by the
State Board of Education pursuant to said chapter.
Sec. 57. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes, or any
regulation adopted pursuant to said section, the
project for relocation of the baseball and soccer
fields at Crosby High School from the site of the
Rotella Magnet School in Waterbury is included in
section 1 of this act and shall be eligible to be
subsequently considered for a grant commitment
from the state, provided the school district files
an application for such school building project
prior to June 30, 1998, and meets all other
provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes
and any regulation adopted by the State Board of
Education pursuant to said chapter.
Sec. 58. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes and any
regulation adopted by the State Board of Education
requiring that the scope of a school building
project be set at the time of application for a
school building project grant, the town of
Waterbury may expand the scope of the project for
the Rotella Magnet School (Project Number
151-192).
Sec. 59. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes, or any
regulation adopted pursuant to said section, the
project for an auditorium at North Branford High
School in North Branford is included in section 1
of this act, in accordance with section 64 of
special act 96-15, and shall be eligible to be
subsequently considered for a grant commitment
from the state, provided the school district files
an application for such school building project
prior to June 30, 1998, and meets all other
provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes
and any regulation adopted by the State Board of
Education pursuant to said chapter.
Sec. 60. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-292 of the general statutes or any
regulation adopted by the State Board of Education
requiring that a bid not be let out until plans
and specifications have been approved by the
Department of Education's school facilities unit,
the town of Essex Board of Education may let out
for bid on and commence a project (Project Number
050-88-004 EA/RR) at Essex Elementary School and
shall be eligible to subsequently be considered
for a grant commitment from the state, provided
plans and specifications have been approved by the
Department of Education's school facilities unit.
Sec. 61. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes, or any
regulation adopted pursuant to said section, the
project for code compliance and alterations at
Bunker Hill School in Waterbury is included in
section 1 of this act and shall be eligible to be
subsequently considered for a grant commitment
from the state, provided the school district files
an application for such school building project
prior to June 30, 1998, and meets all other
provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes
and any regulation adopted by the State Board of
Education pursuant to said chapter.
Sec. 62. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes, or any
regulation adopted pursuant to said section, the
project for roof replacement at Brooklyn
Elementary School in Brooklyn is included in
section 1 of this act and shall be eligible to be
subsequently considered for a grant commitment
from the state, provided the school district files
an application for such school building project
prior to June 30, 1998, and meets all other
provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes
and any regulation adopted by the State Board of
Education pursuant to said chapter.
Sec. 63. Section 10-283 of the general
statutes, as amended by section 76 of public act
97-265, is amended by adding subsection (c) as
follows:
(NEW) (c) No school building project shall be
added to the list prepared by the Commissioner of
Education pursuant to subsection (a) of this
section after such list is submitted to the
committee of the General Assembly appointed
pursuant to section 10-283a unless the project is
for a school placed on probation by the New
England Association of Schools and Colleges and
the project is necessary to preserve
accreditation. The provisions of this subsection
shall not apply to projects previously authorized
by the General Assembly that require special
legislation to correct procedural deficiencies.
Sec. 64. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 10-283 of the general statutes or any
regulation adopted by the State Board of Education
requiring that the scope of a school building
project be set at the time of application for a
school building project grant, Regional School
District Number 7 may expand the scope to the
vocational agriculture projects (Project Numbers
207-019, 207-020 and 207-022) at Northwest
Regional High School.
Sec. 65. Subsection (b) of section 10-287 of
the general statutes is repealed and the following
is substituted in lieu thereof:
(b) All orders and contracts for school
building construction receiving state assistance
under this chapter shall be awarded to the lowest
responsible qualified bidder only after a public
invitation to bid, which shall be advertised in a
newspaper having circulation in the town in which
construction is to take place, except for (1)
SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECTS FOR WHICH THE TOWN OR
REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT IS USING A STATE CONTRACT
PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (d) OF SECTION 10-292, AND
(2) change orders, those contracts or orders
costing less than ten thousand dollars and those
of an emergency nature, as determined by the
Commissioner of Education, in which cases the
contractor or vendor may be selected by
negotiation, provided no local fiscal regulations,
ordinances or charter provisions conflict.
Sec. 66. Section 10-292 of the general
statutes is repealed and the following is
substituted in lieu thereof:
(a) Upon receipt by the Commissioner of
Education of the final plans for any phase of a
school building project as provided in section
10-291, said commissioner shall promptly review
such plans and check them to the extent
appropriate for the phase of development or
construction for which final plans have been
submitted to determine whether they conform with
the requirements of the State Fire Safety Code,
the Department of Public Health, the life-cycle
cost analysis approved by the Commissioner of
Public Works, the State Building Code and the
state and federal standards for design and
construction of public buildings to meet the needs
of disabled persons, and if acceptable a final
written approval of such phase shall be sent to
the town or regional board of education and the
school building committee. No phase of a school
building project, subject to the provisions of
subsection (c) OR (d) of this section, shall go
out for bidding purposes prior to such written
approval.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of
subsection (a) of this section, a town or regional
school district may submit final plans and
specifications for oil tank replacement, roof
replacement, asbestos abatement, code violation or
energy conservation projects or projects for which
state assistance is not sought, to the local
officials having jurisdiction over such matters
for review and written approval. The total costs
for an asbestos abatement, code violation or
energy conservation project eligible for review
and approval under this subsection shall not
exceed one million dollars. Except for projects
for which state assistance is not sought AND
PROJECTS FOR WHICH THE TOWN OR REGIONAL SCHOOL
DISTRICT IS USING A STATE CONTRACT PURSUANT TO
SUBSECTION (d) OF THIS SECTION, no school building
project described in this subsection shall go out
for bidding purposes prior to the receipt and
acceptance by the state Department of Education of
such written approval.
(c) On and after October 1, 1991, if the
Commissioner of Education does not complete his
review pursuant to subsection (a) of this section,
within thirty days from the date of receipt of
final plans for a school building project, a town
or regional school district may submit such final
plans to local officials having jurisdiction over
such matters for review and written approval. In
such case, the school district shall notify the
commissioner of such action and no such school
building project shall go out for bidding purposes
prior to the receipt by the commissioner of such
written approval, EXCEPT FOR PROJECTS FOR WHICH
THE TOWN OR REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT IS USING A
STATE CONTRACT PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (d) OF THIS
SECTION. Local building officials and fire
marshals may engage the services of a code
consultant for purposes of the review pursuant to
this subsection, provided the cost of such
consultant shall be paid by the school district.
(d) IF THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES OR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS MAKES A
STATE CONTRACT AVAILABLE FOR USE BY TOWNS OR
REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, A TOWN OR REGIONAL
SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY USE SUCH CONTRACT, PROVIDED
THE ACTUAL ESTIMATE FOR THE SCHOOL BUILDING
PROJECT UNDER THE STATE CONTRACT IS NOT GIVEN
UNTIL RECEIPT BY THE TOWN OR REGIONAL SCHOOL
DISTRICT OF APPROVAL OF THE PLAN PURSUANT TO THIS
SECTION.
Sec. 67. This act shall take effect from its
passage, except that section 45 shall take effect
July 1, 1998.
Approved June 8, 1998