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House Bill No. 5506
Public Act No. 22-118 535 of 739
extension and alteration and purchase of site project at Goodwin University PreK School in Rocky Hill (Project Number 542-TBD MAG/EA/PS) with costs not to exceed nineteen million seven hundred fifteen thousand five hundred seventy-four 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 Goodwin University files an application for such school building project prior to December 31, 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 10-264h of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services concerning the reimbursement rate for the construction of interdistrict magnet schools, Goodwin University may use one hundred per cent as the reimbursement rate for the interdistrict magnet facility, extension and alteration and purchase of site project at Goodwin University PreK School in Rocky Hill, provided such project assists the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the Commissioner of Education. (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, Goodwin University shall be exempt from the state standard space specifications for the purpose of the calculation of the grant for the interdistrict magnet facility, extension and alteration and purchase of site project at Goodwin University PreK School in Rocky Hill.