Sec. 10-261a. Equalized net grand lists for purposes of educational equalization grants.

(a) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, shall, on the basis of data provided by each town in the state in accordance with section 10-261b, determine annually for each town the ratio of the assessed valuation of real property for purposes of the property tax and the fair market value of such property as determined from records of actual sales of such property and from such other data and statistical techniques as deemed appropriate by the secretary. With respect to the assessment year in any town in which a revaluation required under section 12-62 becomes effective, the real estate ratio used for the purposes of this section shall be the assessment rate under the provisions of subsection (b) of section 12-62a adjusted for any phase-in pursuant to section 12-62c. Said ratio as determined with respect to any town shall be used by the secretary to compute the equalized net grand list for such town for purposes of any grant that may be payable to such town under the provisions of section 10-262i, provided the sales assessment ratio used to compute the equalized net grand list of each town shall be calculated using uniform procedures for all towns. The equalized net grand list in such town shall consist of the assessed value of all real property on the net grand list divided by said ratio, plus the assessed value of all personal property on such net grand list divided by the assessment ratio in current use in such town.

(b) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall, annually, no later than the first day of August submit the equalized net grand list for each town to the State Board of Education and the Commissioner of Education for purposes of computing the amount of grant payable to any town under the provisions of said section 10-262i.

(c) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall, annually, no later than the first day of May mail to the chief executive officer and the assessor in each town notification concerning the equalized net grand list computed with respect to such town. Within fifteen days following receipt of such notification, any town may appeal to the secretary for a hearing concerning such equalized net grand list, provided such appeal shall be in writing and include a statement as to the reasons for such appeal. The secretary shall, within fifteen days following receipt of such appeal, grant or deny such hearing by notification in writing, including in the event of denial, a statement as to the reasons for such denial. If any town is aggrieved by the action of the secretary following such hearing or in denying any such hearing, such town may, within thirty days, appeal to the superior court for the judicial district in which such town is located. Such appeal shall be a preferred case, to be heard, unless cause appears to the contrary, at the first session, by the court. Upon all such appeals which are denied, costs may be taxed against the town at the discretion of the court, but no costs shall be taxed against the state.

(d) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management is authorized to adopt regulations concerning the determinations and procedures required by this section, provided prior to such adoption a copy shall be sent to the chief executive officer and the assessor in each town and the secretary shall allow a reasonable period of time following such notification for any town to request a hearing concerning such proposed regulations or to submit recommendations.

(P.A. 77-478, S. 1, 5; 77-614, S. 139, 587, 610; P.A. 78-244, S. 2; 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 80-483, S. 179, 186; P.A. 81-4, S. 1–3; 81-413, S. 5, 6; P.A. 86-351, S. 1, 3; P.A. 89-124, S. 11, 13; P.A. 96-171, S. 2, 16; P.A. 97-244, S. 5, 13; P.A. 03-174, S. 6; P.A. 11-48, S. 192; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-2, S. 169.)

History: P.A. 77-614 and P.A. 78-303 substituted commissioner of revenue services for tax commissioner, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-244 substituted “June” for “October” in Subsec. (b) and amended Subsec. (c) to require notification to be sent to state board of education and to change deadline from June fifteenth to March first with date of commencement set at March 1, 1979, rather than June 15, 1979; P.A. 80-483 substituted secretary of the office of policy and management for commissioner of revenue services; P.A. 81-4 changed deadline for submission of equalized grand list to state board of education from June first to August first in Subsec. (b) and deadline for notification of town officers re computation of grand list in Subsec. (c) from March first to May first; P.A. 81-413 amended Subsec. (a) to require that the sales assessment ratio used to compute each town's equalized net grand list be calculated using uniform procedures for all towns; P.A. 86-351 amended Subsec. (c) by adding language concerning appeal by the town from denial of hearing by the secretary of the office of policy and management concerning the equalized net grand list, effective October 1, 1986, and applicable to the October 1, 1986, assessment list and appeals therefrom in any town and each assessment list thereafter; P.A. 89-124 in Subsec. (a) substituted references to Sec. 10-262i for Sec. 10-262c which was repealed by Sec. 8 of public act 88-358; P.A. 96-171 amended Subsec. (a) to delete reference to Subsec. (c) of Sec. 12-62a, reflecting repeal of said Subsec. (c) by same public act, effective May 31, 1996; P.A. 97-244 amended Subsec. (a) to add provision re assessment rate in years in which revaluation becomes effective, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 03-174 amended Subsec. (b) by adding reference to Commissioner of Education and amended Subsec. (c) by deleting reference to State Board of Education, effective July 1, 2003; P.A. 11-48 amended Subsec. (a) to add provision re phase-in adjustment pursuant to Sec. 12-62c(b), effective June 13, 2011; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-2 made a technical change in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2012.

Notation

Cited. 187 C. 187; 195 C. 24; 228 C. 699.