Bill Text: CT SB00876 | 2013 | General Assembly | Chaptered

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Authorization Of State Grant Commitments For School Building Projects.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-4-1)

Status: (Passed) 2013-07-02 - Signed by the Governor [SB00876 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2013-SB00876-Chaptered.html

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Substitute Senate Bill No. 876

Public Act No. 13-243

AN ACT CONCERNING AUTHORIZATION OF STATE GRANT COMMITMENTS FOR SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECTS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Construction Services, having reviewed applications for state grants for public school building projects in accordance with section 10-283 of the general statutes on the basis of priorities for such projects and standards for school construction established by the State Board of Education, and having prepared a listing of all such eligible projects ranked in order of priority, including a separate schedule of previously authorized projects which have changed substantially in scope or cost, as determined by said commissioner together with the amount of the estimated grant with respect to each eligible project, and having submitted such listing of eligible projects, prior to December 15, 2012, to a committee of the General Assembly established under section 10-283a of the general statutes for the purpose of reviewing such listing, is hereby authorized to enter into grant commitments on behalf of the state in accordance with said section 10-283 with respect to the priority listing of such projects and in such estimated amounts as approved by said committee prior to February 1, 2013, as follows:

(1) Estimated Grant Commitments.

	School District	Estimated	Estimated
	School	Project Costs	Grant
	Project Number
	ELLINGTON
	Crystal Lake School
	048-0058 EA/RR/PS	$ 18,457,497	$ 10,744,109
	MILFORD
	East Shore Middle School
	084-0185 EA	18,950,000	10,422,500
	NORWALK
	Rowayton School
	103-0241 EA	7,695,260	2,473,257
	NORWALK
	Naramake Elementary School
	103-0242 EA	4,139,284	1,330,366
	ROCKY HILL
	Rocky Hill High School
	119-0049 EA/RR	44,955,000	19,910,570
	WATERBURY
	John F. Kennedy High School
	151-0288 EA	25,232,000	12,706,835
	WETHERSFIELD
	Wethersfield High School
	159-0100 EA/RR	74,816,617	37,939,506
	CREC
	Gtr. Htfd. Acad. of Arts Elementary
	Magnet
	241-0102 MAG/N/PS	49,673,596	39,738,877
	CREC
	Gtr. Htfd. Acad. of Arts Middle
	Magnet
	241-0103 MAG/N/PS	74,614,104	59,691,283
	CREC
	Two Rivers Magnet High School
	241-0104 MAG/N/PS	108,308,509	86,646,807
	EAST WINDSOR
	Broad Brook Elementary
	047-0035 E/EC	3,770,000	2,181,322
	ELLINGTON
	Windermere School
	048-0059 A	2,582,503	1,503,275
	HARTFORD
	Weaver High School
	064-0307 A/RR/EC	100,000,000	80,000,000
	GREENWICH
	Greenwich High School
	057-0111 EA	30,115,000	6,023,000
	NAUGATUCK
	Naugatuck High School
	088-0067 EA/EC	77,967,900	58,475,925
	SOUTHINGTON
	Joseph A. DePaolo Middle School
	131-0127 EA/RR/PS	45,000,000	25,231,500
	SOUTHINGTON
	John F. Kennedy Middle School
	131-0128 EA/RR/PS	45,000,000	25,231,500
	REGIONAL DISTRICT 6
	Wamogo Regional H. S. (Vo-Ag)
	206-0049 VE	61,740	49,392
	REGIONAL DISTRICT 16
	Region 16 PK-5 Elementary School
	216-0026 N	36,609,000	21,310,099
	REGIONAL DISTRICT 16
	Laurel Ledge School
	216-0027 EA/RR	7,746,000	5,283,547
	NAUGATUCK
	Central Administration
	088-0068 BE/EA	3,032,100	1,137,038
	STAMFORD
	Dolan School
	135-0269 EC	1,225,019	354,398
	STAMFORD
	Davenport Ridge School
	135-0270 EC	1,000,000	528,600
	WALLINGFORD
	Mark T. Sheehan High School
	148-0162 EC	174,135	87,694
	WALLINGFORD
	Lyman Hall High School
	148-0163 EC	131,135	66,040
	REGIONAL DISTRICT 16
	Central Administration
	216-0028 BE/A	2,371,000	808,630
	REGIONAL DISTRICT 18
	Mile Creek School
	218-0037 EC	597,900	209,265

(2) Previously Authorized Projects That Have Changed Substantially in Scope or Cost which are Seeking First Reauthorization.

	School District	Authorized	Requested
	School
	Project Number
	BROOKLYN
	Brooklyn Middle School
	019-0027 EA
	Estimated…
	Total Project Costs	$ 1,700,000	$ 2,065,000
	Total Grant	$ 1,250,690	$ 1,519,221
	EASTFORD
	Eastford Elementary School
	039-0012 EC
	Estimated…
	Total Project Costs	$ 150,000	$ 409,271
	Total Grant	$ 90,000	$ 245,563
	MERIDEN
	Francis T. Maloney High School
	080-0092 RNV/E
	Estimated…
	Total Project Costs	$ 107,500,000	$ 107,500,000
	Total Grant	$ 82,925,500	$ 82,925,500
	NEW HAVEN
	(New) East Rock Global Magnet
	School
	093-0355 N
	Estimated…
	Total Project Costs	$ 40,000,000	$ 49,000,000
	Total Grant	$ 31,428,000	$ 38,499,300
	STRATFORD
	Honeyspot House (Stratford
	Academy)
	138-0094 N
	Estimated…
	Total Project Costs	$ 13,850,654	$ 15,850,000
	Total Grant	$ 7,815,924	$ 8,944,155
	CREC
	International Magnet for Global
	Citizenship
	241-0098 MAG/N/PS
	Estimated…
	Total Project Costs	$ 26,564,305	$ 31,581,500
	Total Grant	$ 25,236,090	$ 30,002,425

(3) Previously Authorized Project For The Technical High School System That Has Changed Substantially in Scope or Cost which is Seeking Reauthorization.

	School District	Authorized	Requested
	School
	Project Number
	CTHSS (HAMDEN)
	Eli Whitney
	900-0007 VT/EA
	Estimated…
	Total Project Costs	$ 98,000,000	$ 104,075,000
	Total Grant	$ 98,000,000	$ 104,075,000

Sec. 2. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services concerning projected enrollment for a school building project for purposes of calculating eligible costs for a school building project grant, the city of New Haven may use six hundred as its projected enrollment figure for the new construction project (Project Number 093-0306) at John C. Daniels School, six hundred fifty as its projected enrollment figure for the new construction project (Project Number 093-0341) at the Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School, and five hundred twenty-seven as its projected combined enrollment figure for the alteration and roof replacement project (Project Number 093-0340 A) and the extension, alteration and site acquisition project (Project Number 093-0342) at Worthington Hooker School.

Sec. 3. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring that the description of a project type for a school building project be made at the time of application for a school building project grant or the provisions of subdivision (18) of section 10-282 of the general statutes, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services pursuant to said section 10-282, the town of Berlin may change the description of the extension and alteration project (Project Number 007-0065 EA/RR) at Berlin High School to a renovation project and subsequently qualify as renovation projects, as defined in subdivision (18) of section 10-282 of the general statutes.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services pursuant to said section 10-286 concerning the calculation of grants using the state standard space specifications, the town of Berlin may use 256,808 square feet eligible as the maximum square footage for the extension and alteration and roof replacement project (Project Number 007-0065 EA/RR) at Berlin High School.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services limiting reimbursement to one-half of the eligible percentage of the net eligible cost of construction to a town for construction, extension or major alteration of a natatorium or auditorium, the town of Berlin shall receive full reimbursement of the eligible percentage of the net eligible cost of the extension and alteration and roof replacement project (Project Number 007-0065 EA/RR) at Berlin High School.

(d) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or any special act, charter or ordinance providing that binding contracts not be entered into, or bonds issued, that exceed the approved appropriation, the town of Berlin may enter into binding contracts for the extension and alteration and roof replacement project (Project Number 007-0065 EA/RR) at Berlin High School that exceed such approved appropriation, and issue bonds to fund the town's net project costs, provided such binding contracts or bond issues do not exceed such approved appropriation by more than fifteen million dollars, and provided further that the legislative body of the town of Berlin shall approve such additional appropriation on or before June 30, 2014.

Sec. 4. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services, costs not to exceed two million five hundred thousand dollars for off-site improvements shall be reimbursed as eligible project costs for the new interdistrict magnet school construction project (Project Number 093-0357 MAG/NEW) known as the Engineering and Science University Magnet School near the University of New Haven in West Haven.

Sec. 5. Section 29 of public act 12-179 is repealed and the following is substitute in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services requiring a completed grant application be submitted prior to June 30, 2011, and the provisions of section 10-66bb of the general statutes concerning limitations on enrollment, an extension and alteration project for Common Ground High School in New Haven with costs not to exceed [four million] seven million four hundred fifty thousand dollars shall be included in subdivision (1) of section 1 of [this act] public act 12-179, provided a complete grant application is submitted prior to June 30, [2013] 2014, and a lease meeting the terms and conditions of section 10-282 of the general statutes has been approved by the Commissioner of Construction Services in consultation with the Commissioner of Education. Such building project shall be eligible for a reimbursement rate of seventy-eight and ninety-three hundredths per cent. All final calculations completed by the Department of Construction Services for such school building project shall include a computation of the state grant for the school building project amortized on a straight line basis over a [twenty year] twenty-year period. If such building ceases to be used as Common Ground High School during such amortization period, the governing authority of Common Ground High School shall refund to the state the unamortized balance of the state grant remaining as of the date the alternate use for the building project initially occurs. The amortization period for a project shall begin on the date the project was accepted as complete by the governing authority.

Sec. 6. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d) of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services pursuant to said section 10-286 requiring all change orders or change directives issued on or after July 1, 2008, to be submitted not later than six months after the date of such issuance, the town of Montville may submit change orders issued after such six-month time limit for the project at Leonard J. Tyl Middle School (Project Number 086-0086 E/CV) for reimbursement of eligible costs from the state, provided change orders have been reviewed and approved by the Bureau of School Facilities.

Sec. 7. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d) of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services pursuant to said section 10-286 requiring all change orders or other change directives issued on or after July 1, 2008, to be submitted not later than six months after the date of such issuance, the town of Montville may submit change orders issued after such six-month time limit for the project at Murphy Elementary School (Project Number 086-0087 EA) for reimbursement of eligible costs from the state, provided change orders have been reviewed and approved by the Bureau of School Facilities.

Sec. 8. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d) of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services pursuant to said section 10-286 requiring all change orders or other change directives issued on or after July 1, 2008, to be submitted not later than six months after the date of such issuance, the town of Montville may submit change orders issued after such six-month time limit for the project at Oakdale Elementary School (Project Number 086-0088 EA) for reimbursement of eligible costs from the state, provided change orders have been reviewed and approved by the Bureau of School Facilities.

Sec. 9. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring a completed grant application be submitted prior to June 30, 2012, an alteration project for East Hartford Middle School in the town of East Hartford with costs not to exceed five million five hundred sixty-nine thousand seven hundred fifty dollars shall be included in subdivision (1) of section 1 of this act and shall subsequently be considered for a grant commitment from the state, provided the town of East Hartford files an application for a school building project prior to June 30, 2014, meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services pursuant to said chapter 173 and is eligible for grant assistance pursuant to said chapter 173.

Sec. 10. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services requiring a completed grant application be submitted prior to June 30, 2013, or subsection (d) of said section 10-283, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services requiring local funding authorization for the local share of project costs prior to application, for the school construction priority list to be considered by the General Assembly in the 2014 regular legislative session, the Commissioner of Education shall give review priority and the Commissioner of Construction Services shall give review and approval priority to a project for the renovation and expansion of the William J. Johnston Middle School in the town of Colchester, provided a complete grant application with funding authorization for the local share of the project costs is filed on or before November 30, 2013.

Sec. 11. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services concerning projected enrollment for a school building project for purposes of calculating eligible costs for a school building project grant, the town of Vernon may use four hundred ninety-seven as its projected enrollment figure for the alteration and energy conservation project (Project Number 146-0128 A/EC) at Center Road School.

Sec. 12. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services concerning projected enrollment for a school building project for purposes of calculating eligible costs for a school building project grant, the town of Vernon may use three hundred six as its projected enrollment figure for the extension, alteration and roof replacement project (Project Number 146-0130 E/A/RR) at Lake Street School.

Sec. 13. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services concerning projected enrollment for a school building project for purposes of calculating eligible costs for a school building project grant, the town of Vernon may use three hundred seventy-five as its projected enrollment figure for the alteration project (Project Number 146-0131 A) at Skinner Road School.

Sec. 14. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services pursuant to said section 10-286 concerning the number of gross square feet per pupil determined to be adequate for the kind of educational program or programs intended, the town of Vernon may use two hundred sixty-one thousand nine hundred sixty-seven square feet as the maximum square footage for the extension and alteration, code violation and energy conservation project (Project Number 146-0127 EA/CV/EC) at Rockville High School.

Sec. 15. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d) of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services pursuant to said section 10-286 requiring all change orders or other change directives issued on or after July 1, 2008, to be submitted not later than six months after the date of such issuance, the town of Wallingford may submit change orders issued after such six-month time limit for the project at Lyman Hall High School (Project Number 148-0147 VA/N) for reimbursement of eligible costs from the state, provided change orders have been reviewed and approved by the Bureau of School Facilities.

Sec. 16. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring a completed grant application be submitted prior to June 30, 2012, a new construction (and site acquisition) project (Project Number 027-0061) for The Morgan School in the town of Clinton with costs not to exceed sixty-four million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars shall be included in subdivision (1) of section 1 of this act and shall subsequently be considered for a grant commitment from the state, provided the town of Clinton files an application for a school building project prior to June 30, 2014, meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services pursuant to said chapter 173 and is eligible for grant assistance pursuant to said chapter 173.

Sec. 17. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted under said chapter 173, the board of education for Regional School District 19 is authorized to construct outdoor athletic facilities, including athletic field lighting at E. O. Smith High School in an amount not to exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars and shall be subsequently eligible for school construction grant assistance, provided a completed grant application is submitted to the Department of Construction Services prior to June 30, 2014. The full reasonable costs for such construction shall be deemed eligible costs and shall be reimbursed in full for the purpose of grant calculation. Space standards shall not apply to such project.

Sec. 18. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-284 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services requiring that a town or regional school district begin construction on a project not later than two years after the effective date of the act of the General Assembly authorizing the Commissioner of Education to enter into grant commitments for such project, the town of West Haven shall have until June 30, 2014, to begin construction on an extension and alteration project (Project Number 156-0138 EA) at West Haven High School.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-282 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services requiring that a renovated facility take on a useful life comparable to that of a new facility, the town of West Haven shall be allowed to exclude the ice rink, natatorium and outdoor athletic facilities at West Haven High School (Project Number 156-0138 EA) from the scope of renovation and be eligible for consideration as a renovation project at the high school facility.

Sec. 19. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring a completed grant application be submitted prior to June 30, 2012, an extension, alteration and roof replacement project (Project Number 049-0138) for Enfield High School in the town of Enfield with costs not to exceed one hundred three million three hundred sixteen thousand seven hundred seventy dollars shall be included in subdivision (1) of section 1 of this act and shall subsequently be considered for a grant commitment from the state, provided the town of Enfield files an application for a school building project prior to June 30, 2014, meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services pursuant to said chapter 173 and is eligible for grant assistance pursuant to said chapter 173.

Sec. 20. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6 of public act 12-179 and section 10-292 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services requiring that a bid not be let out until plans and specifications have been approved by the Department of Construction Services' bureau of school facilities, the town of North Branford may let out for bid on and commence a project for roof replacement at North Branford High School (Project Number TMP-099-WVDK) and shall be eligible to subsequently be considered for a grant commitment from the state, provided plans and specifications have been approved by the Department of Construction Services' bureau of school facilities.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 29-276c of the general statutes requiring that plans and specifications for school building projects be sealed by a licensed architect or professional engineer, the town of North Branford shall be reimbursed for eligible project costs for a roof replacement project at North Branford High School (Project Number TMP-099-WVDK).

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-287 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services requiring that all orders and contracts for school building projects be awarded to the lowest responsible qualified bidder only after a public invitation to bid, the town of North Branford shall be reimbursed for eligible project costs for a roof replacement project at North Branford High School (Project Number TMP-099-WVDK).

Sec. 21. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services pursuant to said section 10-286 concerning the calculation of grants using the state standard space specifications, the town of North Branford shall be exempt from the state standard space specifications for the purpose of the calculation of the grant for the extension and alteration project at the North Branford Intermediate School (Project Number 099-0049 EA).

Sec. 22. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-292 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services requiring that a bid not be let out until plans and specifications have been approved by the Department of Construction Services' bureau of school facilities, the town of Eastford may let out for bid on and commence a project for energy conservation at Eastford Elementary School (Project Number 039-0012 EC) and shall be eligible to subsequently be considered for a grant commitment from the state, provided plans and specifications have been approved by the Department of Construction Services' bureau of school facilities.

Sec. 23. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services concerning projected enrollment for a school building project for purposes of calculating eligible costs for a school building project grant, the town of Granby may use four hundred forty-five as its projected enrollment figure for the extension and alteration and roof replacement project (Project Number 056-0050 EA/RR) at Kelly Lane School.

Sec. 24. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring a completed grant application be submitted prior to June 30, 2012, an alteration project (Project Number TMP-107-GMZN) for Turkey Hill School in the town of Orange with costs not to exceed one million eight hundred thirty-nine thousand eight hundred eighty-nine dollars shall be included in subdivision (1) of section 1 of this act and shall subsequently be considered for a grant commitment from the state, provided the town of Orange files an application for a school building project prior to June 30, 2014, meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services pursuant to said chapter 173 and is eligible for grant assistance pursuant to said chapter 173.

Sec. 25. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring a completed grant application be submitted prior to June 30, 2012, an alteration project (Project Number TMP-107-MVCD) for Peck Place School in the town of Orange with costs not to exceed one million thirty-four thousand dollars shall be included in subdivision (1) of section 1 of this act and shall subsequently be considered for a grant commitment from the state, provided the town of Orange files an application for a school building project prior to June 30, 2014, meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services pursuant to said chapter 173 and is eligible for grant assistance pursuant to said chapter 173.

Sec. 26. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring a completed grant application be submitted prior to June 30, 2012, an alteration project (Project Number TMP-107-QGCV) for Race Brook School in the town of Orange with costs not to exceed two million five hundred sixty thousand one hundred fifty-two dollars shall be included in subdivision (1) of section 1 of this act and shall subsequently be considered for a grant commitment from the state, provided the town of Orange files an application for a school building project prior to June 30, 2014, meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services pursuant to said chapter 173 and is eligible for grant assistance pursuant to said chapter 173.

Sec. 27. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring a completed grant application be submitted prior to June 30, 2012, an alteration project (Project Number TMP-107-DJVN) for Mary L. Tracy School in the town of Orange with costs not to exceed three hundred six thousand seven hundred fifty dollars shall be included in subdivision (1) of section 1 of this act and shall subsequently be considered for a grant commitment from the state, provided the town of Orange files an application for a school building project prior to June 30, 2014, meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services pursuant to said chapter 173 and is eligible for grant assistance pursuant to said chapter 173.

Sec. 28. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d) of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services pursuant to said section 10-286 requiring all change orders or other change directives issued on or after July 1, 2008, to be submitted not later than six months after the date of such issuance, the city of New London may submit change orders issued after such six-month time limit for the new construction project at C. B. Jennings Elementary School (Project Number 095-0079 N) for reimbursement of eligible costs from the state, provided change orders have been reviewed and approved by the Bureau of School Facilities.

Sec. 29. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services pursuant to said section 10-286 concerning the number of gross square feet per pupil determined to be adequate for the kind of educational program or programs intended, the town of Norwich may use one hundred thirty-three thousand thirty-four square feet eligible as the maximum square footage for the extension and alteration project (Project Number 104-0112 RNV) at Kelly Middle School.

Sec. 30. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 18 of public act 09-6 of the September special session, section 10-283 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services, site acquisition shall be an eligible expenditure for Pathways to Technology Magnet High School (Project Numbers 542-0003 MAG/N and 542-0004 MAG/N).

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 18 of public act 09-6 of the September special session, section 10-283 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services concerning eligible costs for school building grant reimbursement, architectural design costs of the previously designed Academy for Advanced Design and Technology/Pathways to Technology Magnet High School on the Goodwin College campus shall be considered eligible for grant assistance reimbursement for the Goodwin College Pathways Academy of Design and Technology (Project Numbers 542-0003 MAG/N and 542-0004 MAG/N), provided such reimbursement does not exceed previously authorized grant amounts.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 18 of public act 09-6 of the September special session, section 10-283 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services, the previously authorized amount of six million seven hundred thousand dollars for the Goodwin College Pathways Academy of Design and Technology (Project Number 542-0004 MAG/N) shall be reduced to three million seven hundred thousand dollars and such difference of three million dollars shall be transferred and added to previously authorized grants for the following school building projects: One million five hundred thousand dollars to the Connecticut River Academy (Project Number 542-0001 MAG/N) and one million five hundred thousand dollars to the Goodwin College Early Childhood Magnet School (Project Number 542-0002 MAG/N).

Sec. 31. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted under said chapter 173, the town of West Hartford is authorized for a school construction project at Hall High School for alternations to locker rooms and restrooms in an amount not to exceed three hundred seventy-five thousand dollars and shall be subsequently eligible for school construction grant assistance, provided a completed grant application is submitted to the Department of Construction Services prior to June 30, 2014. The full reasonable costs for such construction shall be deemed eligible costs and shall be reimbursed in full for the purpose of grant calculation. Space standards shall not apply to such project.

Sec. 32. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted under said chapter 173, the town of West Hartford is authorized for a school construction project at Conard High School for alterations to locker rooms and restrooms in an amount not to exceed three hundred seventy-five thousand dollars and shall be subsequently eligible for school construction grant assistance, provided a completed grant application is submitted to the Department of Construction Services prior to June 30, 2014. The full reasonable costs for such construction shall be deemed eligible costs and shall be reimbursed in full for the purpose of grant calculation. Space standards shall not apply to such project.

Sec. 33. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education of the Department of Construction Services under said chapter, the town of Waterbury may use any unexpended funds, including any unexpended site acquisition funds, for the purpose of site remediation costs in an amount not to exceed the authorized project cost for the new construction and purchase of site project (Project Number 151-0253 N/PS) at the Reed School.

Sec. 34. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring a completed grant application be submitted prior to June 30, 2012, or subsection (d) of section 10-283 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services requiring local funding authorization for the local share of project costs prior to application, a new construction project for Helene Grant School (Project Number TMP-093-PQQG) in the town of New Haven with costs not to exceed forty-one million six hundred thousand dollars shall be included in subdivision (1) of section 1 of this act and shall subsequently be considered for a grant commitment from the state, provided the town of New Haven files an application for a school building project prior to June 30, 2014, meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services pursuant to said chapter 173 and is eligible for grant assistance pursuant to said chapter 173.

Sec. 35. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring a completed grant application be submitted prior to June 30, 2012, or subsection (d) of section 10-283 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services requiring local funding authorization for the local share of project costs prior to application, a new construction project for central administration offices (Project Number TMP-093-PQDF) in the town of New Haven with costs not to exceed one million four hundred thousand dollars shall be included in subdivision (1) of section 1 of this act and shall subsequently be considered for a grant commitment from the state, provided the town of New Haven files an application for a school building project prior to June 30, 2014, meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services pursuant to said chapter 173 and is eligible for grant assistance pursuant to said chapter 173.

Sec. 36. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring a completed grant application be submitted prior to June 30, 2012, or subsection (d) of section 10-283 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services requiring local funding authorization for the local share of project costs prior to application, an alteration project for New Haven Academy (Project Number TMP-093-SLNZ) in the town of New Haven with costs not to exceed forty million dollars shall be included in subdivision (1) of section 1 of this act and shall subsequently be considered for a grant commitment from the state, provided the town of New Haven files an application for a school building project prior to June 30, 2014, meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services pursuant to said chapter 173 and is eligible for grant assistance pursuant to said chapter 173.

Sec. 37. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-292 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services requiring that a bid not be let out until plans and specifications have been approved by the Department of Construction Services' bureau of school facilities, the town of Fairfield may let out for bid on and commence a project for code violation at Osborn Hill Elementary School (Project Number TMP-051-DGSB) and shall be eligible to subsequently be considered for a grant commitment from the state, provided plans and specifications have been approved by the Department of Construction Services' bureau of school facilities.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 29-276c of the general statutes requiring that plans and specifications for school building projects be sealed by a licensed architect or professional engineer, the town of Fairfield shall be reimbursed for eligible project costs for a code violation project at Osborn Hill Elementary School (Project Number TMP-051-DGSB).

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-287 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services requiring that all orders and contracts for school building projects be awarded to the lowest responsible qualified bidder only after a public invitation to bid, the town of Fairfield shall be reimbursed for eligible project costs for a code violation project at Osborn Hill Elementary School (Project Number TMP-051-DGSB).

Sec. 38. Section 28 of public act 12-179 is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-264h or chapter 173 or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services pursuant to said section 10-264h or said chapter 173 concerning eligible costs for school building project grant reimbursement, reasonable costs as determined by the Commissioner of Education associated with (1) short-term or temporary financing costs, including interest, necessary for the construction of the interdistrict magnet schools described in this section; and (2) subject to audit, the prorated salary and benefits of staff assigned to provide management services, together with other reasonable and necessary direct staff costs required to perform those services, but only for the time preceding the receipt of a certificate of occupancy, for the following projects authorized for the Capitol Region Education Council: Reggio Magnet School of the Arts (Project Number 241-0095), International Magnet School for Global Citizenship (Project Number 241-0098), Public Safety Academy (Project Number 241-0097), Medical Professions and Teacher Preparation Academy (Project Number 241-0096), Academy of Aerospace (Project Number 241-0099), Discovery Academy (Project Number 241-0100), Museum Academy (Project Number 241-0101), Arts Academy Magnet Elementary School (Project Number 241-0102), Arts Academy Magnet Middle School (Project Number 241-0103), and Two Rivers Magnet High School (Project Number 241-0104).

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-264h or chapter 173 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services pursuant to said section 10-264h or chapter 173 concerning eligible costs for school building project grant reimbursement, reasonable costs as determined by the Commissioner of Education associated with short-term or temporary financing costs, including interest, necessary for the construction of the interdistrict magnet schools described in this section, shall be considered eligible for grant assistance for each of the following projects authorized for the Capitol Region Education Council: Reggio Magnet School of the Arts (Project Number 241-0095), International Magnet School for Global Citizenship (Project Number 241-0098), Public Safety Academy (Project Number 241-0097), Medical Professions and Teacher Preparation Academy (Project Number 241-0096), Academy of Aerospace (Project Number 241-0099), Discovery Academy (Project Number 241-0100), [and] Museum Academy (Project Number 241-0101), Arts Academy Magnet Elementary School (Project Number 241-0102), Arts Academy Magnet Middle School (Project Number 241-0103), and Two Rivers Magnet High School (Project Number 241-0104).

Sec. 39. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education of the Department of Construction Services pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring the scope of a project be determined at the time of grant application, the Capitol Region Education Council shall be allowed to expand the grade range and curriculum of the school construction project for the CREC Medical Professions and Teacher Preparation Magnet School (Project Number 241-0096 MAG/N/PS) to include prekindergarten.

Sec. 40. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring a completed grant application be submitted prior to June 30, 2012, a facility purchase and extension and alteration project for R. J. Kinsella Magnet School (Project Number TMP-064-VQRQ) in the town of Hartford with costs not to exceed thirty million dollars shall be included in subdivision (1) of section 1 of this act and shall subsequently be considered for a grant commitment from the state, provided the town of Hartford files an application for a school building project prior to June 30, 2014, meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services pursuant to said chapter 173 and is eligible for grant assistance pursuant to said chapter 173.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-264h of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Construction Services concerning the reimbursement rate for the construction of interdistrict magnet schools, the town of Hartford may use ninety-five per cent as the reimbursement rate for the facility purchase and extension and alteration project of an interdistrict magnet facility (Project Number TMP-064-VQRQ) at the R. J. Kinsella Magnet School.