HB 06385 Summary

• Extends proportional grant reduction provisions for various education programs through fiscal year 2013 (instead of 2011) when appropriations are insufficient, affecting grants for special education, bilingual education, regional educational service centers, and transportation.

• Increases per-pupil grant amounts for interdistrict magnet schools and Hartford magnet schools for fiscal years 2011-2013, with Hartford non-resident students receiving $13,054 per pupil and other magnet schools receiving $10,443 per pupil.

• Eliminates Hartford school district tuition charges for students in interdistrict magnet schools for school years 2009-2012.

• Establishes "Crandall school programs" offering specialized curricula (art, science, technology, math, etc.) to promote diversity and reduce racial isolation, with $4,000 per-pupil grants and transportation funding available starting July 1, 2012.

• Creates task forces to study regional school transportation services, child day care integration, vocational-technical school system financing and management, and education funding formulas, with reports due by January 15, 2012.