§ 10-287i — Progress payments of state share of eligible project costs. Withholding of grant for failure to comply with minority business enterprise requirements. Withholding of grant pending completion of audit.

A grant under this chapter for any school building project authorized by the General Assembly on or after July 1, 1996, or for any project for which application is made pursuant to subsection (b) of section 10-283, on or after July 1, 1997, shall be paid as follows: Applicants shall request progress payments for the state share of eligible project costs calculated pursuant to sections 10-65, 10-76e and 10-286, at such time and in such manner as the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall prescribe provided no payments shall commence until the applicant has filed a notice of authorization of funding for the local share of project costs, and provided further no payments other than those for architectural planning and site acquisition shall be made prior to approval of the final architectural plans pursuant to section 10-292. For any project authorized on or after July 1, 2024, the Department of Administrative Services shall withhold five per cent of a grant if the commissioner determines that the applicant has failed to comply with the provisions of subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of section 4a-60g relating to minority business enterprises. The Department of Administrative Services shall withhold five per cent of a grant pending completion of an audit pursuant to section 10-287 provided, if the department is unable to complete the required audit within six months of the date a request for final payment is filed, the applicant may have an independent audit performed and include the cost of such audit in the eligible project costs.

Legislative History

(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-11, S. 45, 65; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; P.A. 13-247, S. 200; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 64; P.A. 22-118, S. 366.) History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-11 effective July 1, 1997; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Education” and “Department of Education” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Construction Services” and “Department of Construction Services”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 13-247, “Commissioner of Construction Services” and “Department of Construction Services” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services” and “Department of Administrative Services”, respectively, effective July 1, 2013; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 replaced “five per cent” with “eleven per cent” re withholding pending completion of audit, effective October 31, 2017; P.A. 22-118 added provision re department to withhold 5 per cent of grant if applicant failed to comply with provisions relating to minority business enterprises and replaced “eleven per cent” with “five per cent” re withholding pending completion of audit, effective May 7, 2022.