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House Bill No. 5506

Public Act No. 22-118 528 of 739

Sec. 394. (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 concerning ineligible costs, the town of Seymour shall be eligible to receive reimbursement and release of final retainage for certain ineligible costs associated with ineligible panels for the energy conservation project at Seymour Middle School (Project Number 124-0057 EC). (b) 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 Administrative Services requiring that a bid not be let out until plans and specifications have been approved by the Department of Administrative Services, the town of Seymour may let out for bid on and commence a project for energy conservation at Seymour Middle School 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 Administrative Services. (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 Seymour shall be exempt from the state standard space specifications for the purpose of the calculation of the grant for the energy conservation project at Seymour Middle School. Sec. 395. (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, for any school build project that was previously authorized and that has changed substantially in scope or