Sec. 10-285b. School building project grants to incorporated or endowed high schools and academies.
Sec. 10-285b. School building project grants to incorporated or endowed high
schools and academies. (a)(1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1987, Woodstock
Academy may apply and be eligible subsequently to be considered for school construction grant commitments from the state pursuant to this chapter. (2) Except as provided in
subdivision (1) of this subsection, any incorporated or endowed high school or academy
approved by the State Board of Education pursuant to section 10-34 may apply and be
eligible subsequently to be considered for school construction grant commitments from
the state pursuant to this chapter. (3) Applications pursuant to this subsection shall be
filed at such time and on such forms as the state Department of Education prescribes.
The Commissioner of Education shall approve such applications pursuant to the provisions of section 10-284 deemed applicable by the state Department of Education.
(b) In the case of a school building project, as defined in subparagraph (A) of subdivision (3) of section 10-282, the amount of the grant approved by said commissioner
shall be computed pursuant to the provisions of section 10-286, and the eligible percentage shall be computed pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of
this section. The calculation of the grant pursuant to this section shall be made in accordance with the state standard space specifications in effect at the time of final grant
calculation.
(c) (1) The percentage of school building project grant money Woodstock Academy may be eligible to receive for school construction projects for which application
was made in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1987, under the provisions of subsection
(b) of this section shall be determined by its ranking. The ranking shall be determined
by (A) multiplying the total population, as defined in section 10-261, of each town which
subsequent to October 1, 1985, and prior to October 1, 1986, designates Woodstock
Academy as the high school for such town for a period of not less than five years, by
such town's percentile ranking, as determined in subsection (a) of section 10-285a, (B)
adding together the figures for each town 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 which designate Woodstock Academy as their
high school under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision. The ranking determined pursuant to this subdivision shall be rounded to the next higher whole number. Woodstock
Academy shall receive the same reimbursement percentage as would a town with the
same rank.
(2) Except as provided in subdivision (1) of this subsection, the percentage of school
building project grant money each incorporated or endowed high school or academy
may be eligible to receive under the provisions of subsection (b) of this section shall be
determined by its ranking. The ranking shall be determined by (A) multiplying the total
population, as defined in section 10-261, of each town which at the time of application
for such school construction grant commitment has designated such school as the high
school for such town for a period of not less than five years from the date of such
application, by such town's percentile ranking, as determined in subsection (a) of section
10-285a, (B) adding together the figures for each town 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 which designate the school as their
high school under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision. The ranking determined pursuant to this subdivision shall be rounded to the next higher whole number. Such high
school or academy shall receive the reimbursement percentage of a town with the same
rank increased by five per cent, except that the reimbursement percentage of such high
school or academy shall not exceed eighty-five per cent.
(d) (1) In order for Woodstock Academy to be eligible for a grant commitment
pursuant to this section for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1987, said academy shall (A)
provide educational facilities to the town or towns designating it as the high school for
such town or towns for a period commencing on June 5, 1986, and not less than ten
years after completion of grant payments under this section, and (B) provide that at least
half of its executive committee, exclusive of the president, be representatives of the
board or boards of education designating Woodstock Academy as the high school for
each such board's town.
(2) Except as provided in subdivision (1) of this subsection, in order for an incorporated or endowed high school or academy to be eligible for a grant commitment pursuant
to this section such high school or academy shall (A) provide educational services to
the town or towns designating it as the high school for such town or towns for a period
of not less than ten years after completion of grant payments under this section, and
(B) provide that at least half of the governing board which exercises final educational,
financial and legal responsibility for the high school or academy, exclusive of the chairman of such board, be representatives of the board or boards of education designating
the high school or academy as the high school for each such board's town.
(P.A. 86-294, S. 1, 3; P.A. 87-461, S. 6, 7; P.A. 89-387, S. 27, 41; P.A. 90-256, S. 6, 9; P.A. 96-244, S. 27, 63; 96-270,
S. 5, 11; P.A. 97-265, S. 77, 98; P.A. 98-252, S. 25, 80.)
History: P.A. 87-461 added "of the eligible project cost" in Subsec. (b); P.A. 89-387 in Subsec. (b) added a definition
of "eligible project costs" for purposes of calculating grants pursuant to the subsection; P.A. 90-256 in Subsec. (a) added
Subdiv. (2) re eligibility of incorporated or endowed high schools and academies for grant commitments and inserted
Subdiv. (1) and (3) designations, in Subsec. (b) amended definition of "eligible project costs" by substituting any approved
incorporated or endowed high school or academy for "Woodstock Academy", added Subsec. (c)(2) re reimbursement
percentages for incorporated or endowed high schools and academies and made technical changes and added Subsec. (d)(2)
re conditions for eligibility for grant commitments and made technical changes; P.A. 96-244 made technical changes,
deleting reference to Sec. 10-36, repealed elsewhere in the act, effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 96-270 amended Subsec. (b)
to make technical changes, effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 97-265 removed provision re grant payment of interest costs and
made technical changes in Subsec. (b), effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 98-252 amended Subsec. (b) to remove language that
repeated provisions of Sec. 10-286 and to make technical changes, and amended Subsec. (c) to provide for a 5% increase
with a cap of 85%, effective July 1, 1998.
See Secs. 10-289d to 10-289g, inclusive, re loans and bond issues for private academy school building projects.