Connecticut · Through Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-505c: Grant program for planning and designing, constructing and renovating child care facilities. Bond authorization.

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(a) As used in this section, “child care facility” means a child care center, group child care home or family child care home that provides child care services, as described in section 19a-77.
(b) The Office of Early Childhood shall establish a competitive grant program to assist persons or entities licensed under sections 19a-77 to 19a-87e, inclusive, with the costs of planning and designing, constructing and renovating child care facilities. The office shall establish an application process and eligibility criteria for prioritizing grant applications and awarding grants that considers the scope of each design, construction or renovation project and the type of child care facility to be constructed or renovated. The office may (1) contract with a third party for the administration of such grant program and provision of technical assistance to grant applicants and recipients, and (2) expend funds from the Early Childhood Education Endowment to pay for the costs of providing technical assistance to grant applicants and recipients.
(c) In the case of any grant made pursuant to subsection (b) of this section that is made to any person or entity licensed under sections 19a-77 to 19a-87e, inclusive, that is not a political subdivision of this state, the contract entered into for the receipt of such grant shall provide that if the premises for which such grant was made ceases, within ten years of the date of such grant, to be used as a child care facility, an amount equal to the amount of such grant, minus ten per cent per year for each full year which has elapsed since the date of such grant, shall be repaid to the state and that a lien shall be placed on such land in favor of the state to ensure that such amount shall be repaid in the event of such change in use, provided if the premises for which such grant was made are owned by the state, a municipality or a housing authority, no lien need be placed.
(d) The State Bond Commission may authorize the issuance of bonds of the state, in accordance with the provisions of section 3-20, in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate eighty million dollars. The amount authorized for the issuance and sale of such bonds in each of the following fiscal years shall not exceed the following corresponding amount for each such fiscal year, except that, to the extent the State Bond Commission does not provide for the use of all or a portion of such amount in any such fiscal year, such amount not provided for shall be carried forward and added to the authorized amount for the next succeeding fiscal year, and provided further, the costs of issuance and capitalized interest, if any, may be added to the capped amount in each fiscal year, and each of the authorized amounts shall be effective on July first of the fiscal year indicated as follows:
Fiscal Year Ending June Thirtieth | Amount
 |
2026 | $11,500,000
2027 | 11,500,000
2028 | 11,500,000
2029 | 11,500,000
2030 | 11,500,000
2031 | 11,500,000
2032 | 11,000,000
Total | $80,000,000
(e) The proceeds of the sale of bonds as set forth in subsection (d) of this section shall be used by the Office of Early Childhood for the purpose of funding the competitive grant program described in subsection (b) of this section.
(f) All provisions of section 3-20, or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby, that are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this section. Temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section, and from time to time renewed. All bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.

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TITLE 10. EDUCATION AND CULTURE
CHAPTER 184c. OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD

(a) As used in this section, “child care facility” means a child care center, group child care home or family child care home that provides child care services, as described in section 19a-77.

(b) The Office of Early Childhood shall establish a competitive grant program to assist persons or entities licensed under sections 19a-77 to 19a-87e, inclusive, with the costs of planning and designing, constructing and renovating child care facilities. The office shall establish an application process and eligibility criteria for prioritizing grant applications and awarding grants that considers the scope of each design, construction or renovation project and the type of child care facility to be constructed or renovated. The office may (1) contract with a third party for the administration of such grant program and provision of technical assistance to grant applicants and recipients, and (2) expend funds from the Early Childhood Education Endowment to pay for the costs of providing technical assistance to grant applicants and recipients.

(c) In the case of any grant made pursuant to subsection (b) of this section that is made to any person or entity licensed under sections 19a-77 to 19a-87e, inclusive, that is not a political subdivision of this state, the contract entered into for the receipt of such grant shall provide that if the premises for which such grant was made ceases, within ten years of the date of such grant, to be used as a child care facility, an amount equal to the amount of such grant, minus ten per cent per year for each full year which has elapsed since the date of such grant, shall be repaid to the state and that a lien shall be placed on such land in favor of the state to ensure that such amount shall be repaid in the event of such change in use, provided if the premises for which such grant was made are owned by the state, a municipality or a housing authority, no lien need be placed.

(d) The State Bond Commission may authorize the issuance of bonds of the state, in accordance with the provisions of section 3-20, in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate eighty million dollars. The amount authorized for the issuance and sale of such bonds in each of the following fiscal years shall not exceed the following corresponding amount for each such fiscal year, except that, to the extent the State Bond Commission does not provide for the use of all or a portion of such amount in any such fiscal year, such amount not provided for shall be carried forward and added to the authorized amount for the next succeeding fiscal year, and provided further, the costs of issuance and capitalized interest, if any, may be added to the capped amount in each fiscal year, and each of the authorized amounts shall be effective on July first of the fiscal year indicated as follows:

Fiscal Year Ending June Thirtieth | Amount

2026 | $11,500,000

2027 | 11,500,000

2028 | 11,500,000

2029 | 11,500,000

2030 | 11,500,000

2031 | 11,500,000

2032 | 11,000,000

Total | $80,000,000

(e) The proceeds of the sale of bonds as set forth in subsection (d) of this section shall be used by the Office of Early Childhood for the purpose of funding the competitive grant program described in subsection (b) of this section.

(f) All provisions of section 3-20, or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby, that are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this section. Temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section, and from time to time renewed. All bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.

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