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House Bill No. 5506

Public Act No. 22-118 518 of 739

eligible cost of the board of education/central administration facility and new construction project at Torrington Middle & High School. Sec. 383. Section 5 of public act 20-8 of the September special session is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes or any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 Administrative Services pursuant to said section [10- 283] requiring a completed grant application be submitted prior to June 30, 2019, the new construction project at Norwalk High School in the town of Norwalk with costs not to exceed [one hundred eighty-nine] two hundred thirty-nine million dollars shall be included in subdivision (1) of section 1 of [this act] public act 20-8 of the September special session and shall subsequently be considered for a grant commitment from the state, provided the town of Norwalk files an application for such school building project prior to December 31, 2020, and 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 Administrative Services pursuant to said chapter [173] and is eligible for grant assistance pursuant to said chapter. [173.] (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-285a of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section [10- 285a] concerning the reimbursement percentage that a local board of education may be eligible to receive for a school building project, the town of Norwalk may use the reimbursement rate of eighty per cent for the new construction project at Norwalk High School, provided the local board of education for the town of Norwalk (1) establishes a pathways in technology early college high school program at the new Norwalk High School and such program enrolls students from surrounding