Bill Text: CT HB05534 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Concerning Reductions To The Minimum Budget Requirement For Towns.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-20 - Referred to Joint Committee on Education [HB05534 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2011-HB05534-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 5534 |
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January Session, 2011 |
LCO No. 2165 | ||||
Referred to Committee on Education |
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Introduced by: |
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REP. REYNOLDS, 42nd Dist. SEN. MAYNARD, 18th Dist. |
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AN ACT CONCERNING REDUCTIONS TO THE MINIMUM BUDGET REQUIREMENT FOR TOWNS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 10-262i of the general statutes be amended to allow a town to reduce its budgeted appropriation for education by an amount equal to the sum of any savings achieved through decreased student enrollment in the district, regionalization of services, school employee health care costs paid for by the general government budget and any other budgetary efficiencies approved by the Commissioner of Education.
Statement of Purpose:
To allow towns to reduce their minimum budget requirement for education by encouraging school districts to regionalize services, achieve efficiencies and lower costs.