Sec. 10-285a. Percentage determination for school building project grants.
Sec. 10-285a. Percentage determination for school building project grants. (a)
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 determined as
follows: (1) 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; (2) based upon such ranking, a percentage of not less than forty
nor more than eighty shall be determined for each town on a continuous scale, except
that for school building projects authorized by the General Assembly during the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1991, for all such projects so authorized thereafter and for grants
approved pursuant to subsection (b) of section 10-283 for which application is made on
and after July 1, 1991, 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 determined as follows: (A) 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; (B) 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) 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 (1) 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, (2) adding together the figures
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 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.
(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) If an elementary school building project for a new building or for the expansion
of an existing building includes space for a school readiness program, the percentage
determined pursuant to this section shall be increased by five percentage points, but
shall not exceed one hundred per cent, for the portion of the building used primarily for
such purpose. Recipient districts shall maintain full-day preschool enrollment for at
least ten 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 ten percentage points 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.
(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.)
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.