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Statutes > Connecticut > Title10 > Chap173 > Sec10-285bSec. 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.
