CT SB00886

Extends the equalization aid grant phase-in timeline by two years (from FY2027 to FY2029), freezing town education aid grants at specified amounts for FY2022 and FY2023 as listed for all 169 Connecticut municipalities

Increases per-pupil funding for state charter schools from $11,250 to $11,525 effective FY2022, and extends various education grant programs through FY2023 including bilingual education, special education excess cost reimbursements, and school health services

Establishes a pilot interdistrict school attendance program in Danbury and Norwalk beginning July 1, 2022, allowing up to 50 students from each city to attend schools in neighboring wealthy districts with $4,000 per-pupil grants to receiving districts

Updates references to Sheff v. O'Neill desegregation obligations throughout education statutes, replacing specific stipulation dates with general language about "any related stipulation or order in effect" as determined by the Commissioner of Education

Delays the Technical Education and Career System transition to a fully separate budgeted agency from FY2023 to FY2024, extending the consultant-assisted transition planning period by one year