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ACES, districts and a regional superintendent ask for school building funding boost and policy changes in SB 1393
Summary
Representatives from ACES and several school districts supported SB 1393, which would change state grant commitments for building projects and add incentives for special‑education and early‑childhood space; ACES requested $14.8 million more for the ACES at Chase project in Waterbury and an extension to commence construction.
Officials from the Area Cooperative Educational Services (ACES) and local school leaders urged the Education Committee to support SB 1393, a bill that would authorize state grant commitments for certain school building projects and revise the reimbursement formula to give incentives for facilities that include early‑childhood and special‑education space.
ACES leaders described a campus renovation project in Waterbury (project…
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