SB 227 Summary

• Increases per pupil grants for interdistrict magnet schools effective July 1, 2023: non-resident students receive $7,805 (previously $7,227) and resident students receive $3,305 (previously $3,060).

• Adjusts funding amounts for regional educational service center magnet schools and schools with varying percentages of students from single towns, with tiered rates based on enrollment composition.

• Updates per pupil grant amounts for magnet schools operated by higher education institutions and local/regional boards of education, with specific increases for fiscal year 2023 and thereafter.

• Extends funding limitations through fiscal year 2021 allowing the department to cap payments based on October 1, 2013 enrollment levels, with commissioner approval for growth above baseline levels.

• Permits grants up to $75,000 for start-up costs of new magnet school programs and allows supplemental grants for academic support and summer school programs within available appropriations.