Connecticut HB 5002: AN ACT CONCERNING HOUSING AND THE NEEDS OF HOMELESS PERSONS.

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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5002
February Session, 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING EDUCATION FUNDING, SPECIAL
EDUCATION AND EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Subdivision (9) of section 10-262f of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2
2026): 3
(9) "Foundation" means [(A) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1990, 4
three thousand nine hundred eighteen dollars, (B) for the fiscal year 5
ending June 30, 1991, four thousand one hundred ninety-two dollars, 6
(C) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1992, four thousand four hundred 7
eighty-six dollars, (D) for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1993, June 30, 8
1994, and June 30, 1995, four thousand eight hundred dollars, (E) for the 9
fiscal years ending June 30, 1996, June 30, 1997, and June 30, 1998, five 10
thousand seven hundred eleven dollars, (F) for the fiscal year ending 11
June 30, 1999, five thousand seven hundred seventy-five dollars, (G) for 12
the fiscal years ending June 30, 2000, to June 30, 2007, inclusive, five 13
thousand eight hundred ninety-one dollars, (H) for the fiscal years 14
ending June 30, 2008, to June 30, 2013, inclusive, nine thousand six 15
hundred eighty-seven dollars, and (I)] (A) for the fiscal [year] years 16
ending June 30, 2014, [and each fiscal year thereafter] to June 30, 2026, 17
inclusive, eleven thousand five hundred twenty-five dollars, (B) for the 18
fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, eleven thousand five hundred twenty-19

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five dollars adjusted by the percentage increase in personal income, as 20
defined in section 2-33a, or the percentage increase in inflation, as 21
defined in section 2-33a, whichever is greater, and (C) for the fiscal year 22
ending June 30, 2028, and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of the 23
foundation for the prior fiscal year adjusted by the percentage increase 24
in personal income, as defined in section 2-33a, or the percentage 25
increase in inflation, as defined in section 2-33a, whichever is greater. 26
Sec. 2. Section 10-252a of the 2026 supplement to the general statutes 27
is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 28
1, 2026): 29
(a) As used in this section, sections 10-65, as amended by this act, 10-30
252b and 10-264l, as amended by this act: 31
(1) "Choice program" means (A) an interdistrict magnet school 32
program, or (B) a regional agricultural science and technology center. 33
(2) "Foundation" has the same meaning as provided in section 10-34
262f, as amended by this act. 35
(3) "Resident students" has the same meaning as provided in section 36
10-262f, as amended by this act. 37
(4) "Resident choice program students" means the number of part-38
time and full-time students of a town enrolled or participating in a 39
particular choice program. 40
(5) "Total need students" has the same meaning as provided in section 41
10-262f, as amended by this act. 42
(6) "Total magnet school program need students" means the sum of 43
(A) the number of part-time and full-time students enrolled in the 44
interdistrict magnet school program of the interdistrict magnet school 45
operator that is (i) not a local or regional board of education, (ii) the 46
board of governors for an independent institution of higher education, 47
as defined in subsection (a) of section 10a-173, or the equivalent of such 48
a board, on behalf of the independent institution of higher education, or 49

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(iii) any other third-party, not-for-profit corporation approved by the 50
Commissioner of Education, for the school year, and (B) for the school 51
year commencing July 1, 2024, and each school year thereafter, (i) thirty 52
per cent of the number of part-time and full-time students enrolled in 53
such interdistrict magnet school program eligible for free or reduced 54
price meals or free milk, (ii) fifteen per cent of the number of such part-55
time and full-time students eligible for free or reduced price meals or 56
free milk in excess of the number of such part-time and full-time 57
students eligible for free or reduced price meals or free milk that is equal 58
to sixty per cent of the total number of students enrolled in such 59
interdistrict magnet school program, (iii) twenty-five per cent of the 60
number of part-time and full-time students enrolled in such interdistrict 61
magnet school program who are English language learners, [and] (iv) 62
for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2025, and June 30, 2026, if such 63
interdistrict magnet school program is assisting the state in meeting its 64
obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 65
(1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the 66
commissioner, for the current fiscal year, thirty per cent of the number 67
of part-time and