Sec.10-287c-11. Application for grants (Reference: Section 10-283)

(a) Proposed School Building Project. An applicant for a school construction grant shall file an application for such grant with the Commissioner of Education in such manner as the Commissioner of Construction Services may prescribe. The application shall include: (1) one copy of the educational specifications for the project as approved by the local or regional board of education or governing body of such other eligible grant recipient and (2) one certified copy of the resolution or resolutions adopted by the legislative body of the applicant establishing a building committee for the project and authorizing at least the preparation of schematic drawings and outline specifications for the proposed project and the filing of the notice of proposed school building project. In order to be eligible for inclusion on the list of projects submitted to the Governor and General Assembly by December 15 of any year for grant commitment authorization the application shall be filed no later than June 30 of such year.

(b) Notice of Categories. The Commissioner of Education shall make an initial determination as to which category established under subsection (a) of section 10-283 of the Connecticut General Statutes should apply to each proposed project. On or before August 31, the Commissioner of Education shall notify each applicant as to the assigned category of each project. Such initial determination shall not preclude the Commissioner of Education or the Commissioner of Construction Services from placing any proposed project in another category on the basis of additional information received or developed.

(c) Design Conference. Except for projects reviewed and approved by local officials pursuant to subsection (b) of section 10-292 of the Connecticut General Statutes, the applicant shall attend a design conference to be scheduled by the department. The conference shall be attended by appropriate department staff, the applicant's superintendent or chief executive officer or designee, one member of the applicant's building committee, one representative of the architectural firm designated to design the project, and such others as the Commissioner of Construction Services may require. The Commissioner of Construction Services may waive such conference, conduct such conference by telephone or in person, or otherwise determine the scope and nature of such conference.

(Effective October 3, 1995; Amended October 26, 2012)