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House Bill No. 5506
Public Act No. 22-118 531 of 739
High School (Project Number 22DASY056052A0622). Sec. 398. Section 117 of public act 21-111 is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes [,] or any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 that the description of a project type for a school building project be made at the time of application for a school building project grant, the town of New Britain may change the description and scope of the renovation project at Chamberlain Elementary School (Project Number 20DASY089169RNV0620) to include the construction of preschool facilities on a site reviewed and approved by the Department of Administrative Services, provided the total project costs for the renovation project do not exceed seventy-five million dollars. Sec. 399. Section 11 of public act 19-1 of the July special session is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-285a of the general statutes, as amended by [this act] public act 19-1 of the July special session, 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 Hartford may use the reimbursement rate of ninety-five per cent for any school building project related to the implementation of the District Model for Excellence Restructuring Recommendations and School Closures approved by the board of education for the Hartford school district on January 23, 2018, provided the town of Hartford files an application for such school building project prior to June 30, [2022] 2024, and meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general