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HB 7239 Connecticut House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENT PROJECT PROGRAM.

HB 7239 establishes a state-funded program to help public school districts cover costs for minor repairs and maintenance of school facilities, including buildings, grounds, and essential infrastructure like HVAC and plumbing. It directly affects all public school operators (local districts, charter schools, regional centers) by providing annual grants based on a formula weighted toward schools with higher student needs and lower property wealth. The funding formula allocates 50% based on "total need students" (factoring in enrollment, free/reduced lunch eligibility, multilingual learners, and special education students), 20% equally to all districts, and 30% based on district property wealth. This aims to prevent costly future renovations by addressing maintenance needs early, while prohibiting funds from covering local matching requirements for other programs.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill allocates state funds via annual grants for school maintenance, directly increasing public service funding through state budget appropriations.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationProvides state funds for school facility repairs, prioritizing high-need districts, directly enhancing educational infrastructure and access.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 19, 2025 Last action May 8, 2025
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What changed between versions

Raised Bill → FIN Joint Favorable Substitute · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to create a new public school district repair and improvement project program, adding detailed language about the program's purpose and establishing a new subsection (b)(1) that was previously missing. The changes clarify that funds will be used for minor capital repairs, improvements, and maintenance to help schools avoid costly renovations in the future and improve building safety and accessibility.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded by adding a new program subsection that defines the purpose and funding mechanism for the district repair and improvement project program.
FISCAL

Added new subsection (b)(1) establishing a public school district repair and improvement project program to assist with minor capital repairs, improvements, and maintenance.

Added language specifying that allocated funds will be credited to subaccounts for each public school operator and used to make district repair and improvement project grants.

DEFINITION

Reorganized and renumbered definitions to include 'Number of students enrolled' as a new definition (paragraph 3) after paragraph 2.

TECHNICAL

Reformatted page headers and bill numbering from 'Raised Bill' to 'Substitute Bill' as part of the legislative process.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Joint Favorable Substitute
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Finance, Revenue and Bonding
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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