Sec. 10-283. Applications for grants for school building projects.
Sec. 10-283b. School building projects for the Technical Education and Career System.
Sec. 10-285a. Percentage determination for school building project grants.
Sec. 10-287d. Bond issue for school building project grants.
Sec. 10-283. Applications for grants for school building projects. (a)(1) Each town or regional school district shall be eligible to apply for and accept grants for a school building project as provided in this chapter. Any town desiring a grant for a public school building project may, by vote of its legislative body, authorize the board of education of such town to apply to the Commissioner of Administrative Services and to accept or reject such grant for the town. Any regional school board may vote to authorize the supervising agent of the regional school district to apply to the Commissioner of Administrative Services for and to accept or reject such grant for the district. Applications for such grants under this chapter shall be made by the superintendent of schools of such town or regional school district on the form provided and in the manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Administrative Services. The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall review, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education, each grant application for a school building project for compliance with educational specifications. The Commissioner of Education shall evaluate, if appropriate, whether the project will assist the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the Commissioner of Education. The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall consult with the Commissioner of Education in reviewing grant applications submitted for purposes of subsection (a) of section 10-65 or section 10-76e on the basis of the educational needs of the applicant. The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall review each grant application for a school building project for compliance with standards for school building projects pursuant to regulations, adopted in accordance with section 10-287c, and, on and after July 1, 2014, the school safety infrastructure criteria, described in section 10-292r. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, the Board of Regents for Higher Education, on behalf of the Quinebaug Valley and Three Rivers campuses and the following entities that will operate an interdistrict magnet school that will assist the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the Commissioner of Education, may apply for and shall be eligible to receive grants for school building projects pursuant to section 10-264h for such a school: (A) The Board of Regents for Higher Education, on behalf of the Connecticut State Community College and the Connecticut State University System, (B) the Board of Trustees for The University of Connecticut, on behalf of the university, (C) the board of governors for an independent institution of higher education, as defined in subsection (a) of section 10a-173, or the equivalent of such a board, on behalf of the independent institution of higher education, (D) cooperative arrangements pursuant to section 10-158a, and (E) any other third-party not-for-profit corporation approved by the Commissioner of Education.
(2) All applications submitted prior to July first shall be reviewed promptly by the Commissioner of Administrative Services. The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall estimate the amount of the grant for which such project is eligible, in accordance with the provisions of section 10-285a, provided an application for a school building project determined by the Commissioner of Education to be a project that will assist the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the Commissioner of Education, shall have until September first to submit an application for such a project and may have until December first of the same year to secure and report all local and state approvals required to complete the grant application. The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall annually prepare a listing of all such eligible school building projects with the amount of the estimated grants for such projects and shall submit the same to the Governor, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and the General Assembly on or before the fifteenth day of December, except as provided in section 10-283a, with a request for authorization to enter into grant commitments. On or before December thirty-first annually, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management may submit comments and recommendations regarding each eligible project on such listing of eligible school building projects to the school construction committee, established pursuant to section 10-283a. Each such listing shall include a report on the following factors for each eligible project: (A) An enrollment projection and the capacity of the school, including who conducted the enrollment projection for the school and the cost of conducting such enrollment projection, (B) a substantiation of the estimated total project costs, (C) the readiness of such eligible project to begin construction, (D) efforts made by the local or regional board of education to redistrict, reconfigure, merge or close schools under the jurisdiction of such board prior to submitting an application under this section, (E) enrollment and capacity information for all of the schools under the jurisdiction of such board for the five years prior to application for a school building project grant, (F) enrollment projections and capacity information for all of the schools under the jurisdiction of such board for the eight years following the date such application is submitted, including who conducted the enrollment projection for the school and the cost of conducting such enrollment projection, (G) the state's education priorities relating to reducing racial and economic isolation for the school district, and (H) an estimation of the total ineligible costs and an itemization of such ineligible costs for such project. On and after July 1, 2022, each such listing shall include an addendum that contains all grants approved pursuant to subsection (b) of this section during the prior fiscal year. For the period beginning July 1, 2006, and ending June 30, 2012, no project may appear on the separate schedule of authorized projects which have changed in cost more than twice. On and after July 1, 2012, no project may appear on the separate schedule of authorized projects which have changed in cost more than once, except the Commissioner of Administrative Services may allow a project to appear on such separate schedule of authorized projects a second time if the town or regional school district for such project can demonstrate that exigent circumstances require such project to appear a second time on such separate schedule of authorized projects. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, no projects which have changed in scope or cost to the degree determined by the Commissioner of Administrative Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education, shall be eligible for reimbursement under this chapter unless it appears on such list. The percentage determined pursuant to section 10-285a at the time a school building project on such schedule was originally authorized shall be used for purposes of the grant for such project. On and after July 1, 2006, a project that was not previously authorized as an interdistrict magnet school shall not receive a higher percentage for reimbursement than that determined pursuant to section 10-285a at the time a school building project on such schedule was originally authorized. The General Assembly shall annually authorize the Commissioner of Administrative Services to enter into grant commitments on behalf of the state in accordance with the commissioner's categorized listing for such projects as the General Assembly shall determine. The Commissioner of Administrative Services may not enter into any such grant commitments except pursuant to such legislative authorization. Any regional school district which assumes the responsibility for completion of a public school building project shall be eligible for a grant pursuant to subdivision (5) or (6), as the case may be, of subsection (a) of section 10-286 when such project is completed and accepted by such regional school district.
(3) (A) All final calculations completed by the Department of Administrative Services for school building projects shall include a computation of the state grant for the school building project amortized on a straight line basis over a twenty-year period for school building projects with costs equal to or greater than two million dollars and over a ten-year period for school building projects with costs less than two million dollars. Any town or regional school district which abandons, sells, leases, demolishes or otherwise redirects the use of such a school building project to other than a public school use or a public use during such amortization period shall refund to the state the unamortized balance of the state grant remaining as of the date the abandonment, sale, lease, demolition or redirection occurs. The amortization period for a project shall begin on the date the project was accepted as complete by the local or regional board of education. This subdivision shall not apply to projects to correct safety, health and other code violations or to remedy certified school indoor air quality emergencies approved pursuant to subsection (b) of this section or projects subject to the provisions of section 10-285c.
(B) If the board of governors for an independent institution of higher education, as defined in subsection (a) of section 10a-173, or the equivalent of such a board, on behalf of the independent institution of higher education, that operates an interdistrict magnet school makes private use of any portion of a school building in which such operator received a school building project grant pursuant to this chapter, such operator shall annually submit a report to the Commissioner of Education that demonstrates that such operator provides an equal to or greater than in-kind or supplemental benefit of such institution's facilities to students enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school that outweighs the private use of such school building. If the commissioner finds that the private use of such school building exceeds the in-kind or supplemental benefit to magnet school students, the commissioner may require such institution to refund to the state the unamortized balance of the state grant.
(b) (1) Notwithstanding the application date requirements of this section, at any time within the limit of available grant authorization and within the limit of appropriated funds, the Commissioner of Administrative Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education, may approve applications for grants and make payments for such grants, for any of the following reasons: (A) To assist school building projects to remedy damage from fire and catastrophe, (B) to correct safety, health and other code violations, (C) to replace roofs, including the replacement or installation of skylights as part of the roof replacement project, (D) to remedy a certified school indoor air quality emergency, (E) to install insulation for exterior walls and attics, (F) to purchase and install a limited use and limited access elevator, windows, photovoltaic panels, air source or ground source heat pumps, wind generation systems, building management systems or portable classroom buildings, provided portable classroom building projects shall not create a new facility or cause an existing facility to be modified so that the portable buildings comprise a substantial percentage of the total facility area, as determined by the commissioner, or (G) to upgrade heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems or make other improvements to indoor air quality in school buildings subject to subdivision (2) of this subsection.
(2) The commissioner shall not award a grant under subparagraph (G) of subdivision (1) of this subsection to any applicant that, on or after July 1, 2026, has not certified compliance with the uniform inspection and evaluation of an existing heating, ventilation and air conditioning system pursuant to subsection (d) of section 10-220. The following expenses shall not be eligible for reimbursement under this subsection: Routine maintenance and cleaning of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system, and work performed at or on a public school administrative or service facility that is not located or housed within a public school building. Recipients of a grant under subparagraph (G) of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be responsible for the routine maintenance and cleaning of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system and provide training to school personnel and building maintenance staff concerning the proper use and maintenance of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system.
(c) No school building project shall be added to the list prepared by the Commissioner of Administrative Services 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 (1) 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, (2) the project is necessary to replace a school building for which a state agency issued a written notice of its intent to take the school property for public purpose, (3) it is a school building project determined by the Commissioner of Education to be a project that will assist the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the Commissioner of Education. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to projects previously authorized by the General Assembly that require special legislation to correct procedural deficiencies.
(d) No school building project shall be added to the list prepared by the Commissioner of Administrative Services pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, unless the applicant, prior to submitting an application, has (1) secured funding authorization for the local share of the project costs, provided for any application submitted on and after July 1, 2026, such local share includes an additional ten per cent contingency that is in accordance with guidance developed by the Department of Administrative Services, and such authorization has become effective pursuant to the general statutes and local ordinance or charter, or (2) scheduled and prepared a referendum, if required, the results of which shall be submitted on or before the fifteenth day of November in the year of application. The reimbursement percentage for a project covered by this subsection shall reflect the rates in effect during the fiscal year in which such local funding authorization is secured.
(November, 1949, 1951, 1953, S. 980d; 1957, P.A. 256, S. 1; 593, S. 2; 1969, P.A. 493, S. 1; 698, S. 24; P.A. 76-418, S. 2, 18; P.A. 80-317, S. 1, 3; P.A. 81-195, S. 1, 3; P.A. 84-460, S. 6, 16; P.A. 85-307, S. 1, 2; 85-377, S. 7, 13; P.A. 87-419, S. 1, 3; P.A. 89-237, S. 4, 11; P.A. 90-256, S. 2, 9; P.A. 96-270, S. 3, 11; P.A. 97-265, S. 76, 98; P.A. 98-243, S. 21, 25; 98-249, S. 63, 67; P.A. 99-239, S. 16, 32; P.A. 00-220, S. 21, 32, 43; P.A. 01-173, S. 26, 63, 67; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-2, S. 34; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-5, S. 8; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-6, S. 1; P.A. 03-76, S. 27; 03-220, S. 4; P.A. 04-57, S. 2; 04-213, S. 23; P.A. 06-158, S. 9; P.A. 07-249, S. 5; P.A. 08-169, S. 26; P.A. 09-45, S. 6; P.A. 11-51, S. 116; 11-61, S. 93; P.A. 12-116, S. 87; 12-120, S. 22; P.A. 13-3, S. 82; 13-247, S. 200; P.A. 14-90, S. 6, 7; 14-217, S. 99; P.A. 15-63, S. 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-3, S. 4, 6; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 319, 320; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-4, S. 322; P.A. 17-237, S. 82; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 62, 236; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 19-1, S. 2, 7; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 416, 417; P.A. 22-118, S. 372, 373; P.A. 24-62, S. 14; 24-151, S. 152; P.A. 25-8, S. 3, 4; 25-22, S. 23; 25-125, S. 8; 25-174, S. 144.)
History: 1969 acts deleted selectmen as agency for applying for and receiving grants from state board of education, allowed authorization of supervising agent and superintendent of schools to apply for grants and added provision re grants to regional school districts which assume responsibility for completion of building project; P.A. 76-418 added provisions re priorities for building projects and grants in accordance with priorities and allowed deductions of value received for abandonment, sale, lease, demolition or redirection of use of buildings when application made within 5 years of abandonment, sale, lease, etc.; P.A. 80-317 deleted phrase “not eligible for assistance under section 10-287a” which had limited applicability of priorities, deletion made applicability more general, deleted exception to application date requirements for projects to remedy fire and catastrophe damage and safety and health violations and added Subsec. (b) containing exception for projects to remedy fire damage, etc.; P.A. 81-195 excluded grant to alter existing facilities or sites in order to provide, expand or enhance instructional programs or supportive services from consideration as a grant to be calculated by deducting amount of state assistance previously granted in connection with the facility or site from the total cost of the building project for which a grant is currently sought in Subsec. (a); P.A. 84-460 amended Subsec. (a) re annual review of grant applications submitted for vocational agriculture centers and regional special education facilities and inclusion of such projects on the priority listing without rank and amended Subsec. (b) deleting provisions re projects for vocational agriculture centers and regional special education facilities; P.A. 85-307, in conjunction with P.A. 85-377, deleted provision requiring deduction of total amount of state assistance from total cost of project and added provision requiring deduction of grant amounts paid or due on facility from the net eligible cost of the project; P.A. 85-377 also transferred certain responsibilities of state board of education to commissioner of education; P.A. 87-419 amended Subsec. (b) to provide for the approval of grant applications for the leasing of facilities by regional educational service centers at any time; P.A. 89-237 in Subsec. (a) deleted the school tax rate as a factor on which priorities for building projects are to be based; P.A. 90-256 in Subsec. (a) provided that school building projects not be listed by priority within categories but only by category, added a description of the categories and made technical changes; P.A. 96-270 added the requirement that each listing of eligible projects submitted after December 1995, include a separate schedule of authorized projects which have changed in scope or cost to a degree determined by the commissioner and specified that the percentage determined at the time the project on such schedule was originally authorized be used for purposes of the grant for the project, effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 97-265 deleted provision in Subsec. (a) for the issuance of regulations and made technical changes, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 98-243 amended Subsec. (a) to designate existing provisions as Subdivs. (1) and (2), to delete provisions re certain deductions in the amount of a grant for construction of new school or purchase or lease of a facility if the grant application is submitted within 5 years of the abandonment, sale, lease, demolition or redirection of use of a school facility and to add new Subdiv. (3) re amortization of grants over 10 or 20-year period and refunds to the state of unamortized balance if school is abandoned, sold, leased or demolished or if redirection occurs during the amortization period, effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 98-249 added new Subsec. (c) re prohibition against adding to the list, effective June 8, 1998; P.A. 99-239 amended Subsec. (c) to add exception for the state taking of school property, effective June 28, 1999; P.A. 00-220 amended Subsec. (a)(3)(A) to make a technical change and amended Subsec. (b) to add roof replacements, effective July 1, 2000; P.A. 01-173 amended Subsec. (a)(1) to add requirement for consideration of the maximization of natural light and amended Subsec. (b) to add portable classroom building projects, effective July 1, 2001; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-2 amended Subsec. (c) to designate existing provisions as Subdivs. (1) and (2), and to add new Subdiv. (3) re projects in a town operating under state governance for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2002, effective July 1, 2002; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-5 added new Subsecs. (d) and (e) re local funding authorization and a $1,000,000,000 cap on grant commitments, effective July 1, 2002; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-6 amended Subsec. (d) to delete language re prior local funding authorization for applications filed before July 1, 2002, effective August 15, 2002; P.A. 03-76 made a technical change in Subsec. (a)(3)(A), effective June 3, 2003; P.A. 03-220 amended Subsec. (b) by adding provision re remediation of certified school indoor air quality emergency, effective July 1, 2003; P.A. 04-57 amended Subsec. (a)(1) by adding provision re use and feasibility of wireless connectivity technology, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-213 amended Subsec. (a)(1) by allowing the Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges on behalf of Manchester Community College to be eligible for grants, effective June 3, 2004; P.A. 06-158 amended Subsec. (a)(2) by requiring projects which change in scope or cost to a degree determined by the commissioner to appear on separate list to be eligible for reimbursement, by requiring that on and after July 1, 2006, no project may appear on such list more than twice, and by prohibiting a higher reimbursement rate for a project reclassified as an interdistrict magnet school if such project was not so initially authorized and amended Subsec. (a)(3) by making subdivision inapplicable to projects to correct safety, health and other code violations, or indoor air quality emergencies in Subpara. (A) and by making technical changes in Subpara. (B), effective July 1, 2006; P.A. 07-249 amended Subsec. (a)(2) to provide exception for projects for regional vocational-technical schools to prohibition against projects appearing more than twice on a schedule of projects that have changed in cost, effective July 1, 2007; P.A. 08-169 amended Subsec. (a) to substitute reference to Quinebaug Valley Community College for Manchester Community College and to add provisions re stipulation re Sheff v. O'Neill and amended Subsec. (c) to add Subdiv. (4) re stipulation re Sheff v. O'Neill, effective July 1, 2008; P.A. 09-45 made a technical change in Subsec. (a)(2), effective May 20, 2009; P.A. 11-51 amended Subsec. (a)(1) by adding “in consultation with the Commissioner of Construction Services” re form and manner of application, limiting review of grant applications by Commissioner of Education to compliance with educational requirements and evaluation whether project will assist in meeting goals of stipulation re Sheff v. O'Neill, adding provision requiring Commissioner of Education to forward application and category to Commissioner of Construction Services not later than August thirty-first, adding provision requiring Commissioner of Construction Services to review applications based on standards established in regulation and making conforming and technical changes, amended Subsec. (a)(2) by requiring Commissioner of Education to assign each project to a category, adding provision re Commissioner of Education to review applications submitted prior to July first and Commissioner of Construction Services to estimate amount of grant, replacing Commissioner of Education with Commissioner of Construction Services re annual preparation of listing of eligible projects, adding Secretary of Office of Policy and Management re who shall receive list of eligible projects, repositioning provision re separate schedule of authorized projects which have changed in scope or cost, establishing dates for when listing shall include a separate schedule of authorized projects which have changed in scope or cost once and twice with exception re exigent circumstances, adding provision re Secretary of Office of Policy and Management to submit comments and recommendations on each project on list to school construction committee, adding provision re each listing to include report on review by Commissioner of Education of enrollment projections for each project, adding provision re no projects which have changed in scope or cost may be eligible for reimbursement unless it appears on list, and replacing Commissioner of Education with Commissioner of Construction Services re authorization to enter into grant commitments, amended Subsec. (a)(3) by replacing Department of Education with Department of Construction Services re final calculations for school building projects and re inclusion of addendum to priority list and making conforming changes, amended Subsec. (b) by replacing “Commissioner of Education” with “Commissioner of Construction Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education”, amended Subsec. (c) by replacing Commissioner of Education with Commissioner of Construction Services re prohibition on adding project to the list, deleting former Subdiv. (3) and redesignating existing Subdiv. (4) as Subdiv. (3), and deleted former Subsec. (e) re lists submitted in 2003 and 2004 not to exceed $1,000,000,000 in grant commitments, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 11-61 amended Subsec. (a)(1) by deleting “Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the” re form and manner of application and deleting “After reviewing each such application,” re Commissioner of Education to forward application and assigned category to Commissioner of Construction Services and amended Subsec. (a)(2) by replacing “prior to forwarding” with “who shall forward”, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 12-116, “regional vocational-technical school” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “technical high school” in Subsec. (a)(2), effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 12-120 amended Subsec. (a)(1) by adding “and Three Rivers Community College”, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 13-3 amended Subsec. (a)(1) by adding provisions re school safety infrastructure standards and making conforming changes in provision re review of grant application by Commissioner of Construction Services, effective July 1, 2013; pursuant to P.A. 13-247, “Commissioner of Construction Services” and “Department of Construction Services” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services” and “Department of Administrative Services”, respectively, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 14-90 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing references to Commissioner of Education in provisions re applying for grants with references to Commissioner of Administrative Services, replacing reference to State Board of Education in provision re categories for building projects with reference to Commissioner of Administrative Services, adding provision requiring Commissioner of Administrative Services to consult with Commissioner of Education in reviewing grant applications and deleting provision requiring annual review of grant applications in Subdiv. (1), by adding provision re listings on and after January 1, 2014, in Subdiv. (2) and by making technical and conforming changes, and amended Subsec. (d) by adding “or the Commissioner of Administrative Services”, effective July 1, 2014; P.A. 14-217 added “as extended, or the goals of the 2013 stipulation and order for Milo Sheff, et al. v. William A. O'Neill, et al.” in Subsec. (a)(1) and (2) and Subsec. (c), effective July 1, 2014; P.A. 15-63 amended Subsec. (a)(1) by replacing references to college or university with references to institution of higher education, effective June 19, 2015; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-3 amended Subsec. (a)(1) by replacing “standards” with “criteria”, and amended Subsec. (d) by designating existing provision re secured funding authorization for local share of project costs as Subdiv. (1) and amending same by adding provision re such authorization has become effective, adding Subdiv. (2) re scheduling and preparing referendum and submitting results on or before November 15, and making technical and conforming changes, effective July 1, 2015; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 amended Subsecs. (a) and (c) by adding “as extended” re 2013 stipulation and order for Milo Sheff, et al. v. William A. O'Neill, et al., effective July 1, 2015; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-4 amended Subsec. (a)(3) by adding new Subpara. (B) re annual report re private use of school building, and redesignating existing Subpara. (B) re moneys refunded to state as Subpara. (C) and making a conforming change therein, effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 17-237 amended Subsec. (a)(2) by replacing “technical high school” with “technical education and career school”, effective July 1, 2017; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 amended Subsec. (a)(2) by deleting provisions re separate schedule of authorized projects which have changed in scope or cost once or twice, deleting provisions re enrollment projections report, and adding clauses (i) to (vii) re report on factors for each eligible project to be included with each listing of eligible school building projects, and amended Subsec. (b) by designating existing provisions re approval of applications as Subdiv. (1) and substantially amending same including by adding provisions re making payments for grants, installation of insulation, installation of elevator, windows, panels and certain systems, and deleting provision re payments within the limit of appropriated funds, and adding Subdiv. (2) re superintendent notification of reason and submission of application for grant, effective October 31, 2017; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 19-1 amended Subsec. (a)(2) by replacing “Commissioner of Education” with “Commissioner of Administrative Services” and replacing “shall” with “may” re submission of comments and recommendations and amended Subsec. (b)(1) by adding Subpara. (G) re school security projects, effective July 23, 2019; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 replaced references to the 2008 and 2013 stipulations and orders for Milo Sheff, et al. v. William A. O'Neill, et al., with references to obligations pursuant to decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect in Subsecs. (a)(1), (a)(2) and (c), effective June 23, 2021; P.A. 22-118 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting references to the School Safety Infrastructure Council and making conforming changes in Subdiv. (1) and adding provision re listing to include addendum that contains all grants approved during prior fiscal year in Subdiv. (2) and amended Subsec. (b) by deleting Subdiv. (1) designator and amended same by deleting “, a public school administrative or service facility” in Subpara. (F), deleting former Subpara. (G) re school security projects and making a conforming change and deleting former Subdiv. (2) re notification to commissioner, effective July 1, 2022; P.A. 24-62 amended Subsec. (a)(3) by deleting former Subpara. (C) re deposit of refunded money in state's tax-exempt proceeds fund and use to repay debt service on certain outstanding state bonds, effective July 1, 2024; P.A. 24-151 amended Subsec. (a)(1) by adding “, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education,” and replacing “educational requirements and on the basis of categories for building projects established by the Commissioner of Administrative Services in accordance with this section” with “educational specifications”, amended Subsec. (a)(2) by deleting provision re assignment of a category for each school building project, deleting “listed by category together”, adding “including who conducted the enrollment projection for the school and the cost of conducting such enrollment projection,” in clauses (i) and (vi), adding clause (viii) re estimation and itemization of ineligible costs for project and deleting “, other than a project for a technical education and career school,”, amended Subsec. (a)(3)(A) by adding “or a public use” and “under section 10-283a,”, and amended Subsec. (d) by adding proviso re applications submitted on and after July 1, 2026, the local share includes additional 10 per cent contingency, effective July 1, 2024; P.A. 25-8 made technical changes in Subsecs. (a)(2) and (b), effective May 29, 2025; P.A. 25-22 amended Subsec. (a)(1) by replacing references to Board of Trustees re Community-Technical Colleges and Connecticut State University System with Board of Regents for Higher Education, combining former Subpara. (B) with Subpara. (A), replacing reference to regional community-technical colleges and community college with Connecticut State Community College and campuses, respectively and redesignating existing Subparas. (C) to (F) as Subparas. (B) to (E), effective June 9, 2025; P.A. 25-125 amended Subsec. (b) to make technical changes and add reference to air source or ground source heat pumps, effective July 1, 2025; P.A. 25-174 amended Subsec. (a)(1) by deleting provisions re requirement for consideration of maximization of natural light, use and feasibility of wireless connectivity technology and school safety infrastructure standards, amended Subsec. (a)(2) by redesignating existing clauses (i) to (viii) as Subparas. (A) to (H) and deleting “, other than a project for a technical education and career school,”, amended Subsec. (a)(3)(A) by deleting provision re request for forgiveness of required refund and inclusion as addendum to priority list of all towns requesting forgiveness, and amended Subsec. (b) by designating existing provisions as Subdiv. (1) and amending same to add Subpara. (G) re upgrades to heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems or other improvements to indoor air quality in school buildings, and adding Subdiv. (2) re requirements for awarding a grant under Subsec. (b)(1)(G), effective June 30, 2025.
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Sec. 10-283b. School building projects for the Technical Education and Career System. Section 10-283b is repealed, effective June 30, 2025.
(P.A. 99-281, S. 2, 6; P.A. 06-158, S. 6; P.A. 07-249, S. 6; P.A. 11-51, S. 118; P.A. 12-116, S. 86; P.A. 13-247, S. 200; P.A. 17-237, S. 83; P.A. 21-111, S. 115; P.A. 25-174, S. 140.)
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Sec. 10-285a. Percentage determination for school building project grants. (a)(1) The percentage of school building project grant money a local board of education may be eligible to receive, under the provisions of section 10-286, shall be assigned by the Commissioner of Administrative Services in accordance with the percentage calculated by the Commissioner of Education as follows: (A) For grants approved pursuant to section 10-283 for which application is made on and after July 1, 1991, and before July 1, 2011, (i) each town shall be ranked in descending order from one to one hundred sixty-nine according to such town's adjusted equalized net grand list per capita, as defined in section 10-261; and (ii) based upon such ranking, a percentage of not less than twenty nor more than eighty shall be determined for each town on a continuous scale; (B) for grants approved pursuant to section 10-283 for which application is made on and after July 1, 2011, and before July 1, 2017, (i) each town shall be ranked in descending order from one to one hundred sixty-nine according to such town's adjusted equalized net grand list per capita, as defined in section 10-261, and (ii) based upon such ranking, (I) a percentage of not less than ten nor more than seventy shall be determined for new construction or replacement of a school building for each town on a continuous scale, and (II) a percentage of not less than twenty nor more than eighty shall be determined for renovations, extensions, code violations, roof replacements and major alterations of an existing school building and the new construction or replacement of a school building when a town or regional school district can demonstrate that a new construction or replacement is less expensive than a renovation, extension or major alteration of an existing school building for each town on a continuous scale; (C) for grants approved pursuant to section 10-283 for which application is made on and after July 1, 2017, and before June 1, 2022, (i) each town shall be ranked in descending order from one to one hundred sixty-nine according to the adjusted equalized net grand list per capita, as defined in section 10-261, of the town two, three and four years prior to the fiscal year in which application is made, (ii) based upon such ranking, (I) a percentage of not less than ten nor more than seventy shall be determined for new construction or replacement of a school building for each town on a continuous scale, and (II) a percentage of not less than twenty nor more than eighty shall be determined for renovations, extensions, code violations, roof replacements and major alterations of an existing school building and the new construction or replacement of a school building when a town or regional school district can demonstrate that a new construction or replacement is less expensive than a renovation, extension or major alteration of an existing school building for each town on a continuous scale; (D) except as otherwise provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, for grants approved pursuant to section 10-283 for which application is made on and after June 1, 2022, (i) each town shall be ranked in descending order from one to one hundred sixty-nine according to the adjusted equalized net grand list per capita, as defined in section 10-261, of the town two, three and four years prior to the fiscal year in which application is made, and (ii) based upon such ranking, (I) a percentage of not less than ten nor more than seventy shall be determined for new construction or replacement of a school building for each town on a continuous scale, and (II) a percentage of not less than twenty nor more than eighty shall be determined for renovations, extensions, code violations, roof replacements and major alterations of an existing school building and the new construction or replacement of a school building when a town or regional school district can demonstrate that a new construction or replacement is less expensive than a renovation, extension or major alteration of an existing school building for each town on a continuous scale; and (E) except as otherwise provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, for grants approved pursuant to section 10-283 for which application is made on and after July 1, 2024, (i) each town shall be ranked in descending order from one to one hundred sixty-nine according to the adjusted equalized net grand list per capita, as defined in section 10-261, of the town two, three and four years prior to the fiscal year in which application is made, and (ii) based upon such ranking, (I) a percentage of not less than ten nor more than eighty shall be determined for new construction or replacement of a school building for each town on a continuous scale, and (II) a percentage of not less than twenty nor more than eighty shall be determined for renovations, extensions, code violations, roof replacements and major alterations of an existing school building and the new construction or replacement of a school building when a town or regional school district can demonstrate that a new construction or replacement is less expensive than a renovation, extension or major alteration of an existing school building for each town on a continuous scale.
(2) For grants approved pursuant to section 10-283 for which application is made prior to July 1, 2047, the percentage of school building project grant money a local board of education for (A) any town with a total population of eighty thousand or greater may be eligible to receive shall be the greater of the percentage calculated pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection or sixty per cent, and (B) the town of Cheshire shall be the greater of the percentage calculated pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection or fifty per cent.
(b) (1) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, the percentage of school building project grant money a regional board of education may be eligible to receive under the provisions of section 10-286 shall be determined by its ranking. Such ranking shall be determined by (A) multiplying the total population, as defined in section 10-261, of each town in the district by such town's ranking, as determined in subsection (a) of this section, (B) adding together the figures determined under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, and (C) dividing the total computed under subparagraph (B) of this subdivision by the total population of all towns in the district. The ranking of each regional board of education shall be rounded to the next higher whole number and each such board shall receive the same reimbursement percentage as would a town with the same rank plus ten per cent, except that no such percentage shall exceed eighty-five per cent.
(2) Any board of education of a regional school district established or expanded on or after July 1, 2016, that submits an application for a school building project (A) not later than ten years after the establishment or expansion of such regional school district, and (B) that is related to such establishment or expansion, may be eligible to receive a percentage of school building project grant money, under the provisions of section 10-286, as follows: The reimbursement percentage of the town in such regional school district with the greatest reimbursement percentage, as determined in subsection (a) of this section, plus ten per cent.
(c) The percentage of school building project grant money a regional educational service center may be eligible to receive shall be determined by its ranking. Such ranking shall be determined by (1) multiplying the population of each member town in the regional educational service center by such town's ranking, as determined in subsection (a) of this section; (2) adding together the figures for each town determined under subdivision (1) of this subsection, and (3) dividing the total computed under subdivision (2) of this subsection by the total population of all member towns in the regional educational service center. The ranking of each regional educational service center shall be rounded to the next higher whole number and each such center shall receive the same reimbursement percentage as would a town with the same rank.
(d) The percentage of school building project grant money a cooperative arrangement pursuant to section 10-158a, may be eligible to receive shall be determined by its ranking. Such ranking shall be determined by (1) multiplying the total population, as defined in section 10-261, of each town in the cooperative arrangement by such town's ranking, as determined in subsection (a) of this section, (2) adding the products determined under subdivision (1) of this subsection, and (3) dividing the total computed under subdivision (2) of this subsection by the total population of all towns in the cooperative arrangement. The ranking of each cooperative arrangement shall be rounded to the next higher whole number and each such cooperative arrangement shall receive the same reimbursement percentage as would a town with the same rank plus ten percentage points.
(e) (1) If an elementary school building project for a new building or for the expansion of an existing building includes space for an early childhood care and education program that provides services for children from birth to five years, the percentage determined pursuant to this section for the entire school building project shall be increased by fifteen percentage points, but shall not exceed one hundred per cent. Recipient districts shall maintain such early childhood care and education program for at least ten years.
(2) The percentage determined pursuant to this section for any school building project for a building or facility that will be used exclusively by a local or regional board of education for an early childhood care and education program that provides services for children from birth to five years shall be increased by fifteen percentage points, but shall not exceed one hundred per cent. Recipient districts shall maintain such early childhood care and education program for at least twenty years.
(f) The percentage determined pursuant to this section for a school building project grant for the expansion, alteration or renovation of an existing public school building to convert such building for use as a lighthouse school, as defined in section 10-266cc, shall be increased by ten percentage points.
(g) The percentage determined pursuant to this section for a school building project grant shall be increased by the percentage of the total projected enrollment of the school attributable to the number of spaces made available for out-of-district students participating in the program established pursuant to section 10-266aa, provided the maximum increase shall not exceed ten percentage points.
(h) Subject to the provisions of section 10-285d, if an elementary school building project for a school in a priority school district or for a priority school is necessary in order to offer a full-day kindergarten program or a full-day preschool program or to reduce class size pursuant to section 10-265f, the percentage determined pursuant to this section shall be increased by fifteen percentage points, but shall not exceed one hundred per cent, for the portion of the building used primarily for such full-day kindergarten program, full-day preschool program or such reduced size classes. Recipient districts that receive an increase pursuant to this subsection in support of a full-day preschool program shall maintain full-day preschool enrollment for at least ten years.
(i) For all projects authorized on or after July 1, 2007, all attorneys' fees and court costs related to litigation shall be eligible for state school construction grant assistance only if the grant applicant is the prevailing party in any such litigation.
(j) The percentage determined pursuant to this section for a school building project grant for a diversity school, approved pursuant to section 10-286h, shall be increased by ten percentage points.
(k) If a school building project for a new building or for the renovation or expansion of an existing building includes plans for the expansion or creation of in-district special education programming and services, the percentage determined pursuant to this section shall be increased by fifteen percentage points, but shall not exceed one hundred per cent, for the portion of the project used primarily for such purpose, provided the portion of such school building project that will be used primarily for such in-district special education programming and services shall be a part of a school building that is being used to provide a program of general education for nonspecial education students and is a part of the school building being constructed or renovated or expanded; and, provided further, any additional funding received by the local or regional board of education resulting from and related to the inclusion of such plans for the expansion or creation of in-district special education programming and services shall be expended for such construction or renovation or expansion.
(l) On and after July 1, 2026, for applications submitted pursuant to subsection (a) of section 10-283, the reimbursement percentage of school building project that a local or regional board of education or an endowed academy approved pursuant to section 10-34 shall be increased by five percentage points, provided such increase shall not result in a reimbursement percentage exceeding one hundred per cent, if the municipality (1) is in compliance with the provisions of section 8-13bb regarding its housing growth plan or compliance with a regional housing growth plan, as applicable, and has demonstrated steps such municipality has taken to implement its housing growth policies, (2) is a qualifying transit-oriented community pursuant to section 8-13hh, or (3) has adopted a development district established pursuant to a memorandum of agreement with the Connecticut Municipal Development Authority.
(P.A. 78-352, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-4, S. 7, 8; P.A. 85-476, S. 4, 6; 85-599, S. 2, 6; P.A. 86-403, S. 20, 132; P.A. 89-355, S. 1, 20; P.A. 96-244, S. 26, 63; 96-270, S. 4, 11; P.A. 97-259, S. 22, 41; 97-290, S. 19, 29; P.A. 98-243, S. 6, 25; P.A. 99-289, S. 3, 11; P.A. 01-173, S. 50, 67; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-1, S. 24, 54; P.A. 03-76, S. 49; P.A. 05-245, S. 6, 7; P.A. 07-242, S. 11; 07-249, S. 3, 33; P.A. 11-51, S. 120; P.A. 14-90, S. 9; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-4, S. 323; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 83; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 19-1, S. 5; P.A. 22-146, S. 13; P.A. 23-205, S. 116; 23-207, S. 42; P.A. 24-151, S. 155-157; P.A. 25-174, S. 142, 143; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 25-1, S. 46.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-4 amended Subsec. (b) to clarify that total population figures, as defined in Sec. 10-261, are to be used in calculation of the percentage; P.A. 85-476 amended section to specify that reimbursement percentage is determined by ranking, to provide that ranking is to be rounded to next nearest higher whole number, to provide for reimbursement at same percentage as for a town with the same rank and, in conjunction with P.A. 85-599 to add Subsec. (c) re calculation of percentage for regional educational service centers; P.A. 86-403 made technical changes in Subsecs. (b) and (c); P.A. 89-355 in Subsec. (a) changed the reimbursement percentage sliding scale of 40% to 80% to 30% to 80% for projects authorized during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1991, and thereafter and for certain grants for which application is made on and after July 1, 1991; P.A. 96-244 amended Subsec. (b) to add Subparas. (A) and (B) allowing for increased reimbursement percentages for certain projects, effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 96-270 added Subsec. (d) re cooperative arrangements, effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 97-259 added Subsec. (e) re space for a school readiness program, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 97-290 added Subsecs. (f) and (g) re lighthouse schools and spaces for out-of-district students participating in the program established pursuant to Sec. 10-266aa, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 98-243 added new Subsec. (h) re projects related to full-day kindergarten or reduction in class size, effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 99-289 amended Subsec. (g) to make technical changes to clarify the method for determining the percentage increase, effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 01-173 amended Subsec. (b) to provide a 10% increase and delete provisions re 5% increase to secondary regional school districts, effective July 1, 2001; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-1 amended Subsec. (h) to increase percentage points from 5% to 10%, effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 03-76 made technical changes in Subsec. (b), effective June 3, 2003; P.A. 05-245 amended Subsec. (e) by adding requirement for maintaining full-day preschool enrollment for at least 10 years and amended Subsec. (h) by adding language re full-day preschool program, effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 07-242 added Subsec. (i) re increase for adherence to provisions of Sec. 16a-38k; P.A. 07-249 deleted Subsec. (i) added by P.A. 07-242, effective October 1, 2007, and added new Subsec. (i) re attorneys' fees and court costs, effective July 1, 2007; P.A. 11-51 amended Subsec. (a) by adding “by the Commissioner of Education”, replacing former Subdivs. (1) and (2) with provision, redesignated as Subdiv. (1), re percentage of not less than 20 nor more than 80 for grants approved on and after July 1, 1991, and before July 1, 2011, and adding new Subdiv. (2) re percentages for applications made on and after July 1, 2011, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 14-90 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “determined” with “assigned by the Commissioner of Administrative Services in accordance with the percentage calculated”, effective July 1, 2014; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-4 amended Subsec. (b) by designating existing provisions re percentage of school building project grant money as Subdiv. (1) and amending same to add reference to exception in Subdiv. (2) and redesignate existing Subdivs. (1) to (3) as Subparas. (A) to (C), adding new Subdiv. (2) re reimbursement percentage for regional school district established or expanded on or after July 1, 2016, and making a conforming change, effective July 1, 2016; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 amended Subsec. (a) by adding “and before July 1, 2017” in Subdiv. (2), adding Subdiv. (3) re applications made on and after July 1, 2017, and making a conforming change, effective October 31, 2017; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 19-1 added Subsec. (j) re percentage for projects for a diversity school to be increased by 10 percentage points, effective July 23, 2019; P.A. 22-146 amended Subsec. (a) by designating existing provisions as Subdiv. (1) and amended same by redesignating existing Subdivs. (1) to (3) as Subparas. (A) to (C) and making conforming changes therein, adding Subpara. (D) re applications made on and after June 1, 2022, and adding new Subdiv. (2) re percentage of school building project grant money for towns with total populations of 80,000 or greater and the town of Cheshire, effective June 1, 2022; P.A. 23-205 amended Subsec. (a)(1) by adding Subpara. (E) re applications made on and after July 1, 2024, and making a conforming change, effective July 1, 2023; P.A. 23-207 added Subsec. (k) re additional school construction grant money for certain inclusive municipalities; P.A. 24-151 amended Subsec. (e) by designating existing provisions as Subdiv. (1) and amended same by replacing “a school readiness program” with “an early childhood care and education program that provides services for children from birth to five years”, “five percentage points” with “fifteen percentage points” and “full-day preschool enrollment” with “such early childhood care and education program”, and added Subdiv. (2) re percentage to be increased by 15 percentage points for projects for building or facility that will be used exclusively by board for early childhood care and education program for children birth to 5 years, amended Subsec. (h) by replacing “ten percentage points” with “fifteen percentage points” and adding “, but shall not exceed one hundred per cent,”, and amended Subsec. (k) by making provisions applicable on and after July 1, 2024, adding provision re submission of written determination issued by Commissioner of Housing finding that municipality for project is deemed an inclusive municipality, and making technical and conforming changes, effective July 1, 2024; P.A. 25-174 amended Subsec. (e)(1) by adding “for the entire school building project” and deleting “, for the portion of the building used primarily for such purpose”, and added Subsec. (l) re projects for expansion or creation of in-district special education programming and services, effective June 30, 2025; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 25-1 deleted former Subsec. (k), redesignated existing Subsec. (l) as Subsec. (k), and added new Subsec. (l) re reimbursement percentage of school building projects for municipalities that comply with certain housing growth plan requirements or adopt certain development districts, effective January 1, 2026.
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Sec. 10-287. Installment payments of school building project grants. Construction contracts subject to bid. Construction management services. Withholding of state grant payments; conditions. Submission of final grant application and notice of project completion. (a) A grant for a school building project under this chapter shall be paid in installments, the number and time of payment of which shall correspond to the number and time of principal installment payments on municipal bonds, including principal payments to retire temporary notes renewed for the third and subsequent years pursuant to section 7-378a or 7-378e, issued for the purpose of financing such costs and shall be equal to the state's share of project costs per principal installment on municipal bonds or notes, except in cases where the project has been fully paid for, in which case the number of installments shall be five or, in the case of a regional agricultural science and technology education center or a cooperative regional special educational facility, shall be one; provided final payment shall not be made prior to an audit conducted by the State Board of Education for each project for which a final calculation was not made prior to July 31, 1983. Grants under twenty-five thousand dollars shall be paid in one lump sum. The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall certify to the State Comptroller, upon completion of the issuance of bonds or such renewal of temporary notes to finance each school building project, the dates and amounts of grant payments to be made pursuant to this chapter and the State Comptroller shall draw an order on the State Treasurer upon such certification to pay the amounts so certified when due. All site acquisition and project cost grant payments shall be made at least ten days prior to the principal payment on bonds or temporary notes related thereto or short-term financing issued to finance such site acquisition or project. Annual grant installments paid pursuant to this section on principal installment payments to retire temporary notes renewed pursuant to section 7-378a or 7-378e shall be based each year on the amount required to be retired pursuant to said sections, as adjusted for any ineligible project costs, and shall be paid only if at the time such temporary notes are renewed the rate of interest applicable to such notes is less than the rate of interest that would be applicable with respect to twenty-year bonds if issued at the time of such renewal. The determination related to such rates of interest pursuant to this subsection may be reviewed and shall be subject to approval by the Commissioner of Administrative Services prior to renewal of such notes. In the event that a school building project is not completed at the time bonds or temporary notes related thereto are issued to finance the project, the certification of the grant payments made pursuant to this section by the Commissioner of Administrative Services may be based on estimates, provided upon completion of such project and notification of final acceptance to the state, the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall adjust and recertify the dates and amounts of subsequent grant payments based on the state's share of final eligible costs.
(b) (1) All orders and contracts for school building construction receiving state assistance under this chapter, except as provided in subdivisions (2) to (4), inclusive, of this subsection, shall be awarded to the lowest responsible qualified bidder only after a public invitation to bid, except for (A) 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 (B) change orders, those contracts or orders costing less than ten thousand dollars and those of an emergency nature, as determined by the Commissioner of Administrative Services, in which cases the contractor or vendor may be selected by negotiation, provided no local fiscal regulations, ordinances or charter provisions conflict. Any of the qualified bidders under this subdivision may be a cooperative purchasing contract offered through a regional educational service center or a council of government.
(2) All orders and contracts for architectural services shall be awarded from a pool of at least three of the most responsible qualified proposers after a public selection process. Such process shall, at a minimum, involve requests for qualifications, followed by requests for proposals, including fees, from the proposers meeting the qualifications criteria of the request for qualifications process. Following the qualification process, the awarding authority shall evaluate the proposals to determine at least three of the most responsible qualified proposers using those criteria previously listed in the requests for qualifications and requests for proposals for selecting architectural services specific to the project or school district. Such evaluation criteria shall include due consideration of the proposer's pricing for the project, experience with work of similar size and scope as required for the order or contract, organizational and team structure, including any subcontractors to be utilized by the proposer, for the order or contract, past performance data, including, but not limited to, adherence to project schedules and project budgets and the number of change orders for projects, the approach to the work required for the order or contract and documented contract oversight capabilities, and may include criteria specific to the project. Final selection by the awarding authority is limited to the pool of at least three of the most responsible qualified proposers and shall include consideration of all criteria included within the request for proposals. As used in this subdivision, “most responsible qualified proposer” means the proposer who is qualified by the awarding authority when considering price and the factors necessary for faithful performance of the work based on the criteria and scope of work included in the request for proposals.
(3) (A) All orders and contracts for construction management services shall be awarded from a pool of at least three of the most responsible qualified proposers after a public selection process. Such process shall, at a minimum, involve requests for qualifications, followed by requests for proposals, including fees, from the proposers meeting the qualifications criteria of the request for qualifications process. Following the qualification process, the awarding authority shall evaluate the proposals to determine at least three of the most responsible qualified proposers using those criteria previously listed in the requests for qualifications and requests for proposals for selecting construction management services specific to the project or school district. Such evaluation criteria shall include due consideration of the proposer's pricing for the project, experience with work of similar size and scope as required for the order or contract, organizational and team structure for the order or contract, past performance data, including, but not limited to, adherence to project schedules and project budgets and the number of change orders for projects, the approach to the work required for the order or contract, and documented contract oversight capabilities, and may include criteria specific to the project. Final selection by the awarding authority is limited to the pool of at least three of the most responsible qualified proposers and shall include consideration of all criteria included within the request for proposals. As used in this subdivision, “most responsible qualified proposer” means the proposer who is qualified by the awarding authority when considering price and the factors necessary for faithful performance of the work based on the criteria and scope of work included in the request for proposals.
(B) The construction manager's contract shall include a guaranteed maximum price for the cost of construction. Such guaranteed maximum price shall be determined not later than ninety days after the selection of the trade subcontractor bids. Each construction manager shall invite bids and give notice of opportunities to bid on project elements on the State Contracting Portal. Each bid shall be kept sealed until opened publicly at the time and place set forth in the notice soliciting such bid. The construction manager shall, after consultation and approval by the town or regional school district, award any related contracts for project elements to the responsible qualified contractor submitting the lowest bid in compliance with the bid requirements, provided that (i) the construction manager shall not be eligible to submit a bid for any such project element, and (ii) construction shall not begin prior to the determination of the guaranteed maximum price. On and after July 1, 2024, the construction manager's contract shall include a requirement that the construction manager retain all documents and receipts relating to the school building project for a period of two years following the date of completion of an audit conducted by the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to this section, for such project.
(C) The construction manager shall submit quarterly reports regarding the ineligible project costs for the school building project to date to the town or regional board of education. Upon submission of the notice of project completion pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, and prior to the audit conducted by the commissioner, the construction manager shall submit a final report on the total ineligible costs for such project to the town or regional school district.
(D) The construction manager shall meet quarterly with the town or regional board of education to review any change orders for eligibility as the school building project progresses.
(4) All orders and contracts for any other consultant services, including, but not limited to, consultant services rendered by an owner's representatives, construction administrators, program managers, environmental professionals, planners and financial specialists, shall comply with the public selection process described in subdivision (2) of this subsection.
(c) If the Commissioner of Administrative Services determines that a building project has not met the approved conditions of the original application, the Department of Administrative Services may withhold subsequent state grant payments for said project until appropriate action, as determined by the commissioner, is taken to cause the building project to be in compliance with the approved conditions or may require repayment of all state grant payments for said project when such appropriate action is not undertaken within a reasonable time.
(d) (1) Each town or regional school district shall submit a final grant application to the Department of Administrative Services not later than one year from the date of completion and acceptance of the school building project by the town or regional school district. If a town or regional school district fails to submit a final grant application on or before such one-year date, the commissioner may withhold ten per cent of the state reimbursement for such project.
(2) (A) On and after July 1, 2024, each town or regional school district shall submit a notice of project completion not later than one year from the date of the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the school building project by the town or regional school district. If a town or regional school district fails to submit such notice of project completion on or before such one-year date, the commissioner shall deem such project completed and conduct an audit of such project in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(B) For any school building project authorized by the General Assembly prior to July 1, 2022, the commissioner shall deem as complete any such project in which a certificate of occupancy has been granted, but for which a notice of project completion has not been submitted by the town or regional school district on or before July 1, 2025.
(November, 1949, 1951, 1953, S. 985d; 1957, P.A. 593, S. 6; 1959, P.A. 321, S. 4; 1963, P.A. 317; February, 1965, P.A. 361, S. 13; 1969, P.A. 751, S. 1; 1971, P.A. 695, S. 1; P.A. 73-215, S. 1, 2; P.A. 76-418, S. 7, 18; P.A. 82-253, S. 1, 4; P.A. 84-460, S. 11, 16; P.A. 88-360, S. 33, 34, 63; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-5, S. 38, 49; P.A. 94-245, S. 7, 46; P.A. 95-259, S. 20, 32; P.A. 97-265, S. 79, 98; P.A. 98-249, S. 65, 67; P.A. 03-76, S. 29; P.A. 07-249, S. 25; P.A. 08-152, S. 15; 08-169, S. 17; 08-170, S. 32; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; P.A. 13-247, S. 200; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 63; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 19-1, S. 6; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-8, S. 10; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 489; P.A. 22-118, S. 374, 376; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 24-1, S. 32; P.A. 25-174, S. 145.)
History: 1959 act added provision re regional vocational agriculture center; 1963 act provided grants under $10,000 be paid in lump sum rather than 5 annual installments; 1965 act changed number of installments from 20 to the same number as for municipal bonds issued for project's construction; 1969 act specified that provisions apply to grants “for projects not receiving state financial assistance under section 10-287b;” 1971 act changed applicability of provisions to grants “not eligible for state financial assistance under section 10-287a”; P.A. 73-215 provided exception to requirement for bids for contracts of less than $10,000 and those of an emergency nature; P.A. 76-418 clarified exceptions to provision making installments equal in number to installments on municipal bonds by excepting cases where number of installments on municipal bonds is less than 5 and by including cases involving cooperative regional special education facilities in provision re vocational agriculture centers and changed amount of grants to be paid in lump sum from $10,000 to $25,000; P.A. 82-253 added provisions concerning the number of grant installment payments so that the total would be equal to the number of installment payments on the municipal bonds, as previously provided, however the amendment in this act included in such payments on municipal bonds, payments to retire temporary notes under certain conditions, effective July 1, 1982, and applicable to installment payments made on or after that date to retire temporary notes renewed for the third and subsequent years pursuant to Sec. 7-378a or 7-378e; P.A. 84-460 amended Subsec. (a) re payment of the state's share of project costs per installment on municipal bonds or notes, added provision re final payment conditioned on audit of any project for which a final calculation was not made prior to July 31, 1983, added new Subsec. (c) re withholding of state grant payments and added new Subsec. (d) re submission of a final grant application; P.A. 88-360 in Subsec. (a) deleted designations for Subdivs. (1) and (2) and added that the determination related to such rates of interest “may be reviewed” by the commissioner of education and in Subsec. (b) substituted “commissioner” for “state board” of education; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-5 amended Subsec. (a) to remove an exception which provided for five installments in cases where the number of installment payments on municipal bonds is less than 5; P.A. 94-245 amended Subsec. (d) to remove forfeiture provision for failure to submit a final grant application within the required time frame and to substitute provision permitting the commissioner to withhold 10% of the state reimbursement for such project, effective June 2, 1994; P.A. 95-259 amended Subsec. (b) to add the exception for change orders, effective July 6, 1995; P.A. 97-265 amended Subsec. (a) to specify that installments are for principal, to provide for certification to the State Comptroller of the dates and amounts of grant payments, to require payments to be made at least ten days prior to the principal payment on bonds or other financing, to allow for certification to be based on estimates if the project is not completed at the time bonds or temporary notes are issued to finance the project and to require adjustment and recertification based on the state's share of final eligible costs, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 98-249 amended Subsec. (b) to add provision re use of a state contract, effective June 8, 1998; P.A. 03-76 made a technical change in Subsec. (d), effective June 3, 2003; P.A. 07-249 amended Subsec. (b) to include orders and contracts for architectural or construction management services, effective July 1, 2007; P.A. 08-152 and 08-170 amended Subsec. (a) to change “vocational agriculture” to “agricultural science and technology education”, effective July 1, 2008; P.A. 08-169 amended Subsec. (b) to redesignate existing provisions as Subdiv. (1) and redesignate Subdivs. (1) and (2) therein as Subparas. (A) and (B), to add exception re Subdiv. (2) and delete language re architectural or construction management services from provisions re lowest responsible qualified bidder in Subdiv. (1), and to add Subdiv. (2) re most responsible qualified proposers for architectural and construction management services, effective July 1, 2008; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Education” and “Department of Education” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Construction Services” and “Department of Construction Services”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 13-247, “Commissioner of Construction Services” and “Department of Construction Services” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services” and “Department of Administrative Services”, respectively, effective July 1, 2013; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 amended Subsec. (c) by replacing “commissioner” with “Commissioner of Administrative Services” and replacing “State Board of Education” with “Department of Administrative Services”, effective October 31, 2017; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 19-1 amended Subsec. (b) by deleting references to construction management and adding “, including any subcontractors to be utilized by the proposer,” re evaluation criteria in Subdiv. (2), adding Subdiv. (3) re construction management services, adding Subdiv. (4) re other consultant services, and making technical and conforming changes, effective July 1, 2020; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-8 amended Subsec. (b)(3) by adding “on and after July 1, 2021,” to provision re proposer intends to self-perform any project element in Subpara. (A), and making provisions of Subpara. (B) applicable on and after July 1, 2021, effective October 2, 2020; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 amended Subsec. (b)(3) by replacing “July 1, 2021” with “July 1, 2022”, effective July 1, 2021; P.A. 22-118 amended Subsec. (b) by deleting provisions re public advertisements in newspaper having circulation in town in which construction is to take place throughout, deleting provisions re self-performance in Subdiv. (3)(A) and (B), adding provision re construction manager to invite bids and give notice of opportunities to bid on the State Contracting Portal in Subdiv. (3)(C) and adding clause (i) re construction manager shall not be eligible to submit a bid for such project element and designating existing provision re construction not to begin prior to determination of guaranteed maximum price as clause (ii) in Subdiv. (3)(C) and amended Subsec. (d) by designating existing provisions re submission of final grant application as Subdiv. (1) and amended same by making a technical change and adding Subdiv. (2) re submission of notice of project completion within 3 years of date of issuance of certificate of occupancy, effective July 1, 2022; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 24-1 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting “to meet project costs not eligible for state financial assistance under section 10-287a”, amended Subsec. (b)(1) by adding provision re qualified bidders may be cooperative purchasing contracts offered through regional educational service centers or councils of government, amended Subsec. (b)(2) and (3)(A) by replacing references to the 4 most responsible qualified proposers with references to at least 3 of the most responsible qualified proposers, amended Subsec. (b)(3)(B) by deleting “, except work relating to site preparation and demolition may commence prior to such determination” and adding provision re construction manager contract to include document and receipt retention requirement, further amended Subsec. (b)(3) by adding Subpara. (C) re construction manager to submit quarterly reports and final report regarding ineligible project costs to town or board of education, and adding Subpara. (D) re construction manager to meet quarterly with town or board of education to review any change orders for eligibility, amended Subsec. (b)(4) by adding “in writing or through a written electronic communication”, amended Subsec. (d)(1) and (2)(A) by replacing “within said period of time” with “on or before such one-year date” and further amended Subsec. (d)(1) by replacing “July 1, 2022” with “July 1, 2024”, and made technical and conforming changes throughout, effective July 1, 2024; P.A. 25-174 amended Subsec. (b)(4) by deleting provision re costs associated with order or contract for consultant services eligible for state financial assistance only if such order or contract receives prior approval from the commissioner, effective June 30, 2025.
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Sec. 10-287d. Bond issue for school building project grants. For the purposes of funding (1) grants to projects that have received approval of the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to section 10-287, subsection (a) of section 10-65 and section 10-76e, and (2) grants to assist school building projects to remedy safety and health violations and damage from fire and catastrophe, the State Treasurer is authorized and directed, subject to and in accordance with the provisions of section 3-20, to issue bonds of the state from time to time in one or more series in an aggregate amount not exceeding fourteen billion nine hundred sixty-two million one hundred sixty thousand dollars, provided five hundred fifty million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 2026. Bonds of each series shall bear such date or dates and mature at such time or times not exceeding thirty years from their respective dates and be subject to such redemption privileges, with or without premium, as may be fixed by the State Bond Commission. They shall be sold at not less than par and accrued interest and the full faith and credit of the state is pledged for the payment of the interest thereon and the principal thereof as the same shall 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. The State Treasurer is authorized to invest temporarily in direct obligations of the United States, United States agency obligations, certificates of deposit, commercial paper or bank acceptances such portion of the proceeds of such bonds or of any notes issued in anticipation thereof as may be deemed available for such purpose.
(1969, P.A. 751, S. 5; 1971, P.A. 25, S. 1; 695, S. 4; June, 1971, P.A. 4, S. 4; 1972, P.A. 225, S. 3; P.A. 73-286, S. 4, 5; P.A. 76-418, S. 17, 18; P.A. 79-591, S. 1, 2; P.A. 80-317, S. 2, 3; S.A. 80-41, S. 61, 68; P.A. 84-443, S. 9, 20; P.A. 87-405, S. 14, 26; P.A. 88-343, S. 8, 32; P.A. 89-1, S. 1, 2; 89-331, S. 11, 30; P.A. 90-297, S. 5, 24; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-4, S. 11, 25; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-7, S. 10, 36; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 93-1, S. 10, 45; P.A. 95-272, S. 8, 29; P.A. 97-265, S. 81, 98; P.A. 98-259, S. 7, 17; P.A. 99-4, S. 1, 3; 99-241, S. 7, 66; 99-281, S. 3, 6; P.A. 00-167, S. 60, 69; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-7, S. 4, 28; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-5, S. 9; Sept. 8 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-2, S. 20; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-1, S. 6; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5, S. 5; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-7, S. 47; P.A. 08-169, S. 30; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 127; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-2, S. 3; P.A. 11-57, S. 65; P.A. 12-116, S. 87; P.A. 13-239, S. 58; 13-247, S. 200; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-1, S. 60; P.A. 17-237, S. 85; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 435; P.A. 18-178, S. 18; P.A. 20-1, S. 60; P.A. 21-111, S. 57; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 484; P.A. 22-118, S. 334; P.A. 23-205, S. 59; P.A. 24-151, S. 165; P.A. 25-174, S. 59, 146.)
History: 1971 acts changed bond limit from $160,000,000 to $241,755,000, deleted reference to Sec. 10-287 and to repealed Sec. 10-287b and further increased limit to $316,755,000 in June session; 1972 act included references to Sec. 10-65(a) and to Sec. 10-76e and increased bond limit to $393,880,000; P.A. 73-286 increased limit to $413,880,000; P.A. 76-418 included in provisions authorization for grants to remedy safety and health violations and damage from fire and catastrophe, required appropriation of amounts necessary to make punctual payments in contracts between state and bondholders and increased limit to $504,000,000; P.A. 79-591 increased limit to $509,000,000; P.A. 80-317 specified authorization for grants for projects whose final plans and specifications were approved before January 1, 1980, pursuant to sections enumerated; S.A. 80-41 increased limit to $514,000,000; P.A. 84-443 decreased authorization limit to $511,000,000; P.A. 87-405 decreased the bond authorization to $510,000,000; P.A. 88-343 removed the January 1, 1980 ending date and increased the bond authorization to $548,000,000; P.A. 89-1 authorized the state treasurer to issue bonds for the purposes of grants for projects approved pursuant to Sec. 10-287; P.A. 89-331 increased the bond authorization to $586,000,000; P.A. 90-297 increased the bond authorization from to $659,000,000; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-4 increased the bond authorization to $807,000,000; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-7 increased the bond authorization to $919,000,000; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 93-1 increased bond authorization to $1,186,100,000, effective July 1, 1993, provided $138,000,000 of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 95-272 increased authorization amount to $1,446,100,000, effective July 1, 1995, provided $130,000,000 shall be effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 97-265 increased the cap for bonding and the amount of authorization that shall be effective July 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 98-259, effective July 1, 1998, increased authorization from $1,699,560,000 to $1,749,560,000 provided $184,810,000 of said authorization is effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 99-4 increased authorization to $1,801,560,000, effective April 9, 1999; P.A. 99-241 increased authorization from to $2,511,360,000, effective July 1, 1999, provided $339,000,000 is effective July 1, 2000; P.A. 99-281 designated existing provisions as Subdivs. (1) and (2) and added Subdiv. (3) re regional vocational-technical school projects, effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 00-167 increased the aggregate bond authorization from $2,511,360,000 to $2,565,360,000, effective July 1, 2000, of which $393,000,000 is effective July 1, 2000; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-7 increased authorization $3,158,360,000 provided $450,000,000 is effective July 1, 2002, effective July 1, 2001; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-5 decreased the aggregate bond authorization to $3,108,360,000, effective July 1, 2002, of which $20,000,000 is effective July 1, 2003; Sept. 8 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-2 increased the aggregate bond authorization from to $3,546,360,000, effective September 10, 2003, of which $458,000,000 is effective July 1, 2003; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-1 increased the aggregate authorization to $4,171,860,000 and provided that $625,500,000 of said authorization is effective July 1, 2004, effective July 1, 2004; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5 increased the aggregate authorization to $5,401,860,000, of which $650,000,000 is effective July 1, 2006, effective July 1, 2005; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-7 increased aggregate authorization from $5,401,860,000 to $6,711,860,000, of which $603,000,000 is effective July 1, 2008, effective November 2, 2007; P.A. 08-169 increased aggregate authorization from $6,711,860,000 to $6,731,860,000, of which $623,000,000 is effective July 1, 2008, effective July 1, 2008; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 increased aggregate authorization from $6,731,860,000 to $6,920,210,000 and deleted provision re $623,000,000 of authorization to be effective July 1, 2008, effective September 9, 2009; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-2 increased aggregate authorization from $6,920,210,000 to $8,038,960,000, of which $630,400,000 is effective July 1, 2010, effective September 25, 2009; P.A. 11-57 changed “State Board of Education” to “Department of Construction Services” and increased aggregate authorization from $8,038,960,000 to $9,145,960,000, of which $584,000,000 is effective July 1, 2012, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 12-116, “regional vocational-technical school” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “technical high school”, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 13-239 changed “Department of Construction Services” to “Department of Administrative Services” and increased aggregate authorization from $9,145,960,000 to $10,126,160,000, of which $469,900,000 is effective July 1, 2014, effective July 1, 2013; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-1 increased aggregate authorization from $10,126,160,000 to $11,216,160,000, of which $560,000,000 is effective July 1, 2016, effective July 1, 2015; P.A. 17-237 amended Subdiv. (3) to replace “technical high school” with “technical education and career school”, effective July 1, 2017; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 increased aggregate authorization from $11,216,160,000 to $12,116,160,000, of which $450,000,000 is effective July 1, 2018, effective October 31, 2017; P.A. 18-178 decreased aggregate authorization from $12,116,160,000 to $11,756,160,000, of which $90,000,000 is effective July 1, 2018, and added provision re not more than $5,000,000 to be made available for certain school security projects that involve multimedia interoperable communication systems, effective July 1, 2018; P.A. 20-1 increased aggregate authorization from $11,756,160,000 to $12,612,160,000, of which $419,000,000 is effective July 1, 2020, and deleted provision re not more than $5,000,000 to be made available for certain school security projects that involve multimedia interoperable communication systems, effective March 12, 2020; P.A. 21-111 increased aggregate authorization from $12,612,160,000 to $13,612,160,000, of which $450,000,000 is effective July 1, 2022, effective July 1, 2021; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 increased aggregate authorization from $13,612,160,000 to $13,712,160,000, of which $550,000,000 is effective July 1, 2022, effective July 1, 2021; P.A. 22-118 decreased aggregate authorization from $13,712,160,000 to $13,612,160,000, effective July 1, 2022; P.A. 23-205 increased aggregate authorization from $13,612,160,000 to $13,862,160,000, effective July 1, 2024; P.A. 24-151 deleted reference to Sec. 10-287a and made a conforming change, effective July 1, 2024; P.A. 25-174 deleted Subdiv. (3) re technical education and career school projects pursuant to Sec. 10-283b, effective June 30, 2025, and increased aggregate authorization from $13,862,160,000 to $14,962,160,000, of which $550,000,000 is effective July 1, 2026, effective July 1, 2025.
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