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House Bill No. 5506

Public Act No. 22-118 530 of 739

for the new construction project do not exceed one hundred twenty-nine million dollars. (d) 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 Bridgeport shall be eligible to receive reimbursement for certain ineligible costs associated with land acquisition and site remediation costs for the new construction project at Bassick High School. Sec. 396. (Effective from passage) 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 cost and is seeking reauthorization, the extension and alteration project at Memorial Boulevard Intradistrict Arts Magnet School (Project Number 017-0084 EA) with costs not to exceed sixty-three million dollars shall be included in section 362 of this act and shall subsequently be considered for a grant commitment from the state, provided the town of Bristol 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. Sec. 397. (Effective from passage) 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 Granby shall be exempt from the state standard space specifications for the purpose of the calculation of the grant for the alteration project at Granby Memorial