Sec. 10-283a. Committee from General Assembly to review listing of eligible projects.

The listing of eligible school building projects submitted pursuant to section 10-283 shall be reviewed by a committee consisting of the chairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budget of state agencies, finance, revenue and bonding and education. The listing of eligible projects by category shall be submitted to said committee prior to December fifteenth annually to determine if said listing is in compliance with the categories described in subsection (a) of section 10-283, and standards established in regulations adopted pursuant to section 10-287c. The committee may modify the listing. Such modified listing shall be in compliance with such standards and categories. On or after January first annually, and prior to February first annually, the committee shall submit the approved or modified listing of projects to the Governor and the General Assembly.

(P.A. 76-418, S. 3, 18; P.A. 78-123, S. 1, 3; P.A. 84-460, S. 7, 16; P.A. 85-377, S. 8, 13; P.A. 90-256, S. 3, 9; P.A. 96-244, S. 25, 63; P.A. 11-51, S. 117; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3, S. 62.)

History: P.A. 78-123 deleted references to specific years, thus making provisions applicable to actions taken each year; P.A. 84-460 deleted provisions exempting regulations from the provisions of chapter 54; P.A. 85-377 substituted commissioner of education for board of education in provision re arbitrary or unreasonable actions taken in establishment of priority listing; P.A. 90-256 provided that school building projects not be listed by priority within categories but only by category; P.A. 96-244 deleted provision re regulations concerning standards and categories of school building projects, effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 11-51 replaced “and existing standards established by the State Board of Education pursuant to said regulations” with “and standards established in regulations adopted pursuant to section 10-287c”, deleted provision re finding that Commissioner of Education acted in arbitrary and unreasonable manner in establishing listing, made a technical change and replaced “Prior” with “On or after January first annually, and prior” re submission of approved or modified listing, effective July 1, 2011; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3 replaced provision re appointment of members with provision re committee to consist of chairpersons and ranking members of appropriations, finance and education committees, effective July 1, 2016.