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Read. Follow. Verify.Connecticut bill authorizes $150 million in school construction grants and boosts reimbursement for fast-growing districts
Last action · April 14, 2026: Tabled for the Calendar, House
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What This Bill Proposed
The state authorizes for six public school building projects totaling over $305 million in estimated costs and establishes a 20-percentage-point reimbursement bonus for school districts with enrollment growth of 20% or more over ten years, effective July 1, 2026.
Municipalities undertaking major public school construction receive millions in state funding commitments, and districts experiencing rapid enrollment expansion qualify for higher state reimbursement rates.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Milford school district
Jonathan Law High School is authorized to receive state grant commitments totaling $4,968,920 for project 084-0217 EA.
Norwich school district
Teachers' Memorial Global Studies Magnet Middle School is authorized to receive state grant commitments totaling $55,494,170 for project 104-0122 N.
Seymour school district
Bungay Elementary School is authorized to receive state grant commitments totaling $38,748,000 for project 124-0058 N.
Stamford school district
Julia Stark Elementary School is authorized to receive state grant commitments totaling $8,608,249 for project 135-0294 A/EC.
Waterbury school district
Roberto Clemente International Dual Language School is authorized to receive state grant commitments totaling $30,589,992 for project 151-0318 EA.
Westport school district
Long Lots Elementary School is authorized to receive state grant commitments totaling $12,229,264 for project 158-0101 N.
Key Facts
- The Commissioner of Administrative Services is authorized to enter into grant commitments for public school building projects approved by the General Assembly committee.
- Jonathan Law High School in Milford is slated for an estimated project cost of $12,650,000 with an estimated grant of $4,968,920.
- Teachers' Memorial Global Studies Magnet Middle School in Norwich is slated for an estimated project cost of $69,367,713 with an estimated grant of $55,494,170.
- Bungay Elementary School in Seymour is slated for an estimated project cost of $60,000,000 with an estimated grant of $38,748,000.
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- Julia Stark Elementary School in Stamford is slated for an estimated project cost of $14,347,081 with an estimated grant of $8,608,249.
- Roberto Clemente International Dual Language School in Waterbury is slated for an estimated project cost of $38,755,850 with an estimated grant of $30,589,992.
- Long Lots Elementary School in Westport is slated for an estimated project cost of $110,472,124 with an estimated grant of $12,229,264.
- Effective July 1, 2026, school districts experiencing a student enrollment increase of 20% or more over a ten-year period receive a 20-percentage-point increase in their reimbursement percentage, up to a maximum of 100%.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Tabled in the House.
Procedural history
15 actions- Apr 14, 2026HouseTabled for the Calendar, House
- Apr 14, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyNo New File by Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding
- Apr 14, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- Apr 14, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFiled with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- Apr 14, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyJoint Favorable
- Apr 7, 2026HouseReferred by House to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding
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- Mar 11, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFile Number 10
- Mar 11, 2026HouseHouse Calendar Number 35
- Mar 11, 2026HouseFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- Mar 11, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- Mar 5, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReferred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/10/26 5:00 PM
- Mar 2, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFiled with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- Feb 27, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyJoint Favorable
- Feb 13, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyPublic Hearing 02/20
- Feb 11, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommitteeReferred to Joint Committee on Education
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Substantial State Infrastructure Investment
The bill pairs specific project funding authorizations across six municipalities with a structural formula change benefiting growing school districts.
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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