Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-65

Current with legislation from the 2024 Regular and Special Sessions.

Section 10-65 - Grants for constructing and operating agricultural science and technology education centers. Tuition charges

(a) Each local or regional school district operating an agricultural science and technology education center approved by the State Board of Education for program, educational need, location and area to be served shall be eligible for the following grants:

(1) In accordance with the provisions of chapter 173, through progress payments in accordance with the provisions of section 10-287i, (A) for projects for which an application was filed prior to July 1, 2011, ninety-five per cent, and (B) for projects for which an application was filed on or after July 1, 2011, eighty per cent of the net eligible costs of constructing, acquiring, renovating and equipping approved facilities to be used exclusively for such agricultural science and technology education center, for the expansion or improvement of existing facilities or for the replacement or improvement of equipment therein, and

(2) subject to the provisions of section 10-65b, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, a grant equal to the amount such board is entitled to receive under the provisions of section 112 of this act.

(b)

(1) Each local or regional board of education not maintaining an agricultural science and technology education center shall provide opportunities for its students to enroll in one or more such centers. If a local or regional board of education provided opportunities for students to enroll in more than one center for the school year commencing July 1, 2007, such board of education shall continue to provide such opportunities to students in accordance with this subsection.

(2) The board of education operating an agricultural science and technology education center may charge, subject to the provisions of section 10-65b, tuition for a school year in an amount not to exceed fifty-nine and two-tenths per cent of the foundation level pursuant to subdivision (9) of section 10-262f, per student for the fiscal year in which the tuition is paid, except that (A) such board may charge tuition for (i) students enrolled under shared-time arrangements on a pro rata basis, and (ii) special education students which shall not exceed the actual costs of educating such students minus the amounts received pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section and subsection (c) of this section, and (B) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, such board may charge such tuition in an amount not to exceed fifty-eight per cent of the amount such board charged during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. Any tuition paid by such board for special education students in excess of the tuition paid for non-special-education students shall be reimbursed pursuant to section 10-76g.

(c) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, and each fiscal year thereafter, if a local or regional board of education receives an increase in funds pursuant to this section over the amount it received for the prior fiscal year such increase shall not be used to supplant local funding for educational purposes.

(d) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, for the purposes of equalization aid under section 10-262h, a student enrolled in an agricultural science and technology education center shall be counted as a resident student, as defined in section 10-262f, of the town in which such student resides.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-65

(1955, S. 921d; 1961, P.A. 40; 1967, P.A. 638, S. 2; P.A. 78-218, S. 48; P.A. 82-204, S. 1, 2; P.A. 83-106, S. 1, 2; P.A. 84-460, S. 1, 16; P.A. 85-463, S. 1, 2; P.A. 86-71, S. 5, 11; P.A. 89-355, S. 3, 20; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-7 , S. 2 , 22 ; P.A. 93-410 , S. 2 , 6 ; P.A. 95-226 , S. 14 , 30 ; P.A. 96-178 , S. 8 , 18 ; P.A. 97-247 , S. 13 , 27 ; P.A. 00-192 , S. 82 , 102 ; P.A. 01-173 , S. 11 , 67 ; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-5 , S. 5 ; P.A. 04-197 , S. 1 ; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-3 , S. 24 ; P.A. 08-152 , S. 2 ; 08-170 , S. 20 ; P.A. 09-45 , S. 2 , 3 ; P.A. 11-48 , S. 203 ; 11-61 , S. 86 ; P.A. 12-116 , S. 64 ; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1 , S. 236 ; P.A. 13-247 , S. 170 ; P.A. 14-217 , S. 118 , 119 ; P.A. 15-215 , S. 8 ; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 , S. 253 , 254 ; P.A. 18-81 , S. 52 .)

Amended by P.A. 24-0081,S. 116 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2024 Regular Session, eff. 7/1/2024.

Amended by P.A. 24-0081,S. 119 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2024 Regular Session, eff. 5/30/2024.

Amended by P.A. 23-0204, S. 344 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2023 Regular Session, eff. 7/1/2023.

Amended by P.A. 21-0002, S. 418 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2021 Special Session, eff. 7/1/2021.

Amended by P.A. 15-0005, S. 254 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2015 Special Session, eff. 7/1/2015.

Amended by P.A. 15-0005, S. 253 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2015 Special Session, eff. 7/1/2015.

Amended by P.A. 15-0215, S. 8 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2015 Regular Session, eff. 7/1/2015.

Amended by P.A. 14-0217, S. 119 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2014 Regular Session, eff. 7/1/2014.

Amended by P.A. 14-0217, S. 118 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2014 Regular Session, eff. 7/1/2014.