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House Bill No. 5506

Public Act No. 22-118 532 of 739

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.] Sec. 400. (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 building project that was previously authorized and that has changed substantially in scope or cost and is seeking reauthorization, the board of education/central administration facility project at Bulkeley High School (Project Number 064-0314 BE) with costs not to exceed twenty-nine million seven hundred fifty thousand 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 Hartford 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) (1) 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 Hartford may use the reimbursement rate of ninety-five per cent for the construction of a central administration facility as part of the board of education/central administration facility project at Bulkeley High School. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative