{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-10-264i","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-264i","heading":"Transportation grants for interdistrict magnet school programs.","body":"(a)(1) The following entities shall be eligible, pursuant to section 10-264e, to receive a transportation grant for the cost of transporting a child to an interdistrict magnet school program, as defined in section 10-264l, located in a town other than the town in which such child resides: (A) A local or regional board of education, (B) a regional educational service center, (C) the Board of Regents for Higher Education, on behalf of the Quinebaug Valley and Three Rivers campuses, (D) a cooperative arrangement pursuant to section 10-158a, and (E) an entity that 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, (i) the Board of Regents for Higher Education, on behalf of the Connecticut State Community College and the Connecticut State University System, (ii) the Board of Trustees for The University of Connecticut, on behalf of the university, (iii) the board of governors for an independent institution of higher education, as defined in subsection (a) of section 10a-173, or the equivalent of such a board, on behalf of the independent institution of higher education, and (iv) any other third-party not-for-profit corporation approved by the commissioner.\n(2) Except as provided in subdivision (3) of this subsection, the amount of such transportation grant shall not exceed an amount equal to the number of such children transported multiplied by one thousand three hundred dollars.\n(3) For districts assisting 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, (A) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, the amount of such transportation grant shall not exceed an amount equal to the number of such children transported multiplied by one thousand four hundred dollars, and (B) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of such transportation grant shall not exceed an amount equal to the number of such children transported multiplied by two thousand dollars, except for transportation provided by a regional educational service center pursuant to this subdivision, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of the grant shall equal the cost of reasonable transportation services, subject to the comprehensive audit and documentation process described in subdivision (4) of this subsection. For regional educational service centers located in the Sheff region, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of such transportation grant shall equal the cost of reasonable transportation services, subject to a comprehensive financial audit and documentation process pursuant to subdivision (4) of this subsection.\n(4) Any transportation grant provided to a regional educational service center pursuant to subdivision (3) of this subsection shall be provided upon a comprehensive financial review, by an auditor selected by the Commissioner of Education, the costs of such review may be paid from funds that are part of such transportation grant. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter, any such transportation grant shall be paid as follows: Up to ninety-five per cent of the grant on or before June thirtieth of the fiscal year based on documentation provided prior to May thirty-first of the fiscal year, with an amount equal to one-half of the total estimated transportation cost on or before October thirty-first of the fiscal year, and the remaining total balance paid in increments on or before March first of the following fiscal year upon completion of the comprehensive financial review. If, upon completion of the comprehensive financial review, the commissioner determines there was an overpayment of the grant in the prior fiscal year, such funds shall be refunded to the department.\n(5) Except as provided in subdivision (4) of this subsection, the Department of Education shall provide such grants within available appropriations. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent a local or regional board of education, regional educational service center or cooperative arrangement from receiving reimbursement under section 10-266m for reasonable transportation expenses for which such board, service center or cooperative arrangement is not reimbursed pursuant to this section.\n(b) Grants under this section shall be contingent on documented costs of providing such transportation. Each eligible entity identified in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section shall submit an application to receive a transportation grant pursuant to this section to the Commissioner of Education in such form and at such times as the commissioner prescribes. Except as provided in subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of this section, grants pursuant to this section shall be paid as follows: One-half of the estimated eligible transportation costs on or before October thirty-first and the balance of such costs on or before May thirty-first.\n(c) Each eligible entity identified in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section participating in the transportation grant program shall prepare a financial statement of expenditures which shall be submitted to the Department of Education on or before September first of the fiscal year immediately following each fiscal year in which the school district, regional educational service center or cooperative arrangement participates in the transportation grant program. Based on such statement, any underpayment or overpayment may be calculated and adjusted by the Department of Education in the transportation grant for any subsequent year.","path":["TITLE 10. EDUCATION AND CULTURE","CHAPTER 172. SUPPORT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS. TRANSPORTATION"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/sup/chap_172.htm#sec_10-264i","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:21Z","sha256":"c51c7de1fa6e109536bf59647faca36068d1deab3ed37783c10921bac3f1190c","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-10-264h","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-10-264j"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}