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House Bill No. 5506

Public Act No. 22-118 412 of 739

section 10-261, of each town in the regional school district by such town's ranking, as determined in this subsection, (B) adding together the figures 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 in the district. The ranking of each regional board of education shall be rounded to the next higher whole number. Sec. 266. Subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of section 10-262u of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): (a) As used in this section and section 10-262i: (1) "Alliance district" means a school district for a town that (A) is among the towns with the [thirty] thirty-three lowest accountability index scores, as calculated by the Department of Education, or (B) was previously designated as an alliance district by the Commissioner of Education for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2013, to June 30, [2017] 2022, inclusive. (2) "Accountability index" has the same meaning as provided in section 10-223e. (3) "Mastery test data of record" has the same meaning as provided in section 10-262f. (4) "Educational reform district" means [a school district that is in a town] an alliance district that is among the ten lowest accountability index scores when all towns are ranked highest to lowest in accountability index scores. (b) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, the Commissioner of Education shall designate thirty school districts as alliance districts. Any school district designated as an alliance district shall be so designated