(a) For school building projects authorized by the General Assembly prior to July 1, 1996, and for projects pursuant to subsection (b) of section 10-283 for which application was made prior to July 1, 1997, each town and regional school district shall be eligible to apply for and accept interest subsidy grants, as provided in sections 10-292c to 10-292n, inclusive. Any town desiring an interest subsidy grant may, by vote of its legislative body, authorize the board of education of such town to apply to the Commissioner of Education and to accept or reject such grants 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 Education for and to accept or reject such grants for the district. Applications for such grants under sections 10-292c to 10-292n, inclusive, 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 Education. Grant applications under sections 10-292c to 10-292n, inclusive, shall be received, reviewed and approved or disapproved by the Commissioner of Education. All applications submitted prior to the first day of July in any year shall be reviewed promptly by the commissioner and the amount of the grant shall be estimated. The commissioner shall annually prepare a listing of all such eligible grants under sections 10-292c to 10-292n, inclusive, together with the amount of the estimated grants therefor and shall submit the same to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before the fifteenth day of December, except as provided in section 10-292e, with a request for authorization to enter into grant commitments. The General Assembly shall annually authorize the commissioner to enter into grant commitments on behalf of the state in accordance with the commissioner's listing for such grants as the General Assembly shall determine. The commissioner shall not enter into any such grant commitments except pursuant to such legislative authorization.
(b) Notwithstanding the application date requirements of this section, the Commissioner of Education may approve applications for interest subsidy grants in connection with school building projects to remedy damage from fire and catastrophe or to correct safety, health and other code violations at any time within the limit of available grant authorization and make payments thereon within the limit of appropriated funds.
(P.A. 97-265, S. 86, 98.)
History: P.A. 97-265 effective July 1, 1997.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 10 - Education and Culture
Chapter 173 - Public School Building Projects
Section 10-282. - Definitions.
Section 10-283. - Applications for grants for school building projects.
Section 10-283a. - Committee from General Assembly to review listing of eligible projects.
Section 10-283b. - School building projects for the Technical Education and Career System.
Section 10-283d. - Federal funds as part of local share for projects in a priority school district.
Section 10-285. - Acceptance or rejection of allotment.
Section 10-285a. - Percentage determination for school building project grants.
Section 10-285c. - Title reversion to the state.
Section 10-285d. - Projects related to full-day kindergarten programs or reduction in class size.
Section 10-285e. - Reimbursement for lease costs. Renovation project requirements.
Section 10-285f. - Design-build projects: Pilot program.
Section 10-285g. - Acoustical standards. Waiver.
Section 10-285h. - Projects for charter schools: Pilot program.
Section 10-286. - Computation of school building project grants.
Section 10-286a. - Grants for occupational training facilities.
Section 10-286c. - Establishment of criteria for building grants.
Section 10-286d. - Site-acquisition grant.
Section 10-286g. - Waiver of audit deficiencies.
Section 10-286h. - School building project grants for diversity schools.
Section 10-287a. - Lump sum payments. Advance payment of grants. Overpayment.
Section 10-287c. - Regulations.
Section 10-287d. - Bond issue for school building project grants.
Section 10-287e. - School Building Construction Fund.
Section 10-287f. - Renewal of temporary notes outstanding.
Section 10-287j. - Bond issue for funding interest subsidy grants.
Section 10-288. - Grants and loans to towns unable to complete projects.
Section 10-288a. - Replacement or relocation of secondary school associated with center.
Section 10-289. - Issuance of bonds for school building project.
Section 10-289a. - Short-term financing for school building projects.
Section 10-289d. - Definitions.
Section 10-289e. - Private academy project proposal, public hearing, referendum vote.
Section 10-289f. - Loans. Bond issues. Guaranties.
Section 10-289g. - Defaults in payment. Withholding of state aid.
Section 10-289h. - Central kitchen facility projects.
Section 10-290. - Advisory school planning service.
Section 10-290a. - Advisory services re school plant planning.
Section 10-290b. - Publication and distribution of information.
Section 10-290c. - Advisory committee.
Section 10-290d. - Conveyance of air space over schools.
Section 10-290e. - Services agreements. Requirements. Prohibitions.
Section 10-290f. - Standard school construction contracts. Guidance for projects.
Section 10-291. - Approval of plans and site. Expense limit.
Section 10-291a. - Code compliance improvements not required in certain situations.
Section 10-292c. - Definitions.
Section 10-292d. - Interest subsidy grants.
Section 10-292g. - Percentage determination for interest subsidy grants.
Section 10-292h. - Interest subsidy grants to incorporated or endowed high schools and academies.
Section 10-292i. - Computation of interest subsidy grants.
Section 10-292k. - Bond issue for interest subsidy grants.
Section 10-292l. - Certification of dates and amounts of interest subsidy grant payments.
Section 10-292n. - Default by municipality or private academy.
Section 10-292o. - Leasing of facilities by regional educational service centers; grants.
Section 10-292p. - School-based health clinic. Entrance requirement.
Section 10-292q. - School Building Projects Advisory Council.
Section 10-292r. - School safety infrastructure criteria.
Section 10-292s. - School building project safety assessment.
Section 10-292t. - Standard checklist for school building projects.