Connecticut SB 7: AN ACT RAISING THE PERSONAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN RESIDENTS OF LONG-TERM CARE INSTITUTIONS.

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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 7
February Session, 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING EDUCATIONAL EQUITY.
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repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2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)] for the fiscal [year] years ending 16
June 30, 2014, [and each fiscal year thereafter] to June 30, 2026, inclusive, 17
eleven thousand five hundred twenty-five dollars, (B) for the fiscal year 18
ending June 30, 2027, twelve thousand five hundred dollars, (C) for the 19

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fiscal year ending June 30, 2028, thirteen thousand five hundred dollars, 20
(D) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2029, fourteen thousand five 21
hundred dollars, (E) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2030, fifteen 22
thousand five hundred dollars, and (F) for the fiscal year ending June 23
30, 2031, and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of the foundation 24
for the prior fiscal year adjusted by the percentage increase in personal 25
income, as defined in section 2-33a, or the percentage increase in 26
inflation, as defined in section 2-33a, whichever is greater. 27
Sec. 2. Subdivision (19) of section 10-262f of the general statutes is 28
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 29
2026): 30
(19) "Regional bonus" means, (A) for any town which is a member of 31
a regional school district and has students who attend such regional 32
school district, an amount equal to one hundred dollars for each such 33
student enrolled in the regional school district on October first or the 34
full school day immediately preceding such date for the school year 35
prior to the fiscal year in which the grant is to be paid multiplied by the 36
number of grades, kindergarten to grade twelve, inclusive, in the 37
regional school district, [and] (B) for any town which pays tuition for its 38
students to attend an incorporated or endowed high school or academy 39
approved by the State Board of Education pursuant to section 10-34, an 40
amount equal to one hundred dollars for each such student enrolled in 41
an incorporated or endowed high school or academy on October first or 42
the full school day immediately preceding such date for the school year 43
prior to the fiscal year in which the grant is to be paid multiplied by the 44
number of grades for which students attend an incorporated or 45
endowed high school or academy, and (C) for any town which has a 46
school district that does not maintain a high school and pays tuition to 47
another school district pursuant to section 10-33 for its resident students 48
to attend high school in such other school district, an amount equal to 49
one hundred dollars for each such resident student attending a high 50
school in such other school district on October first or the first full school 51
day immediately preceding such date for the school year prior to the 52
fiscal year in which the grant is to be paid multiplied by the number of 53

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grades for which such resident students attend high school in such other 54
school district. 55
Sec. 3. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a working group 56
to study the formula of the equalization aid grant, described in section 57
10-262h of the general statutes, and other state funding for public 58
education. Such study shall include, but need not be limited to, an 59
examination of all components of such formula and funding and any 60
recommendations for improvements, additions or modifications to 61
make such formula and funding more equitable and fiscally sound. 62
(b) The working group shall consist of the following members: 63
(1) Three appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one 64
of whom is an elected official of a municipality, one of whom is a 65
principal of a public school and one of whom is a representative of the 66
Connecticut Association of School Business