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House Bill No. 5506

Public Act No. 22-118 520 of 739

Sec. 384. (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 requiring a completed grant application be submitted prior to June 30, 2021, the new construction project at Danbury Career Academy at Cartus (Project Number 034-0153 N) in the town of Danbury with costs not to exceed one hundred fifty-four million dollars shall be included in subdivision (1) of section 362 of this act and shall subsequently be considered for a grant commitment from the state, provided the town of Danbury files an application for such school building project prior to October 1, 2022, 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 and is eligible for grant assistance pursuant to said chapter. (b) 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 concerning the reimbursement percentage that a local board of education may be eligible to receive for a school building project, the town of Danbury may use the reimbursement rate of eighty per cent for the new construction project, including site acquisition, limited eligible costs and the associated board of education/central administration facility project, at Danbury Career Academy at Cartus. (c) 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 Administrative Services pursuant to said section concerning the calculation of grants using the state standard space specifications, the town of Danbury shall be exempt from the state standard space specifications for the purpose of the calculation of the grant for the new construction project at Danbury Career Academy at