CT HB06912

Extends the school security infrastructure competitive grant program through fiscal year 2016 (previously ending June 30, 2015)

Eligible applicants include local and regional boards of education, state charter schools, technical high school system, incorporated/endowed high schools, and nonpublic schools for reimbursement of security improvements incurred on or after January 1, 2013

Eligible expenses include installation of surveillance cameras, ballistic glass, electronic locks, panic alarms, communications systems, and training or purchase of security screening devices

Reimbursement percentages vary by applicant type: towns receive 20-80% based on wealth ranking, the technical high school system receives 100%, and nonpublic schools receive 50%

Priority for limited funding goes to schools with greatest security infrastructure needs, with first priority to schools with no existing security infrastructure and second priority to schools in priority school districts