Bill > HB05523

This bill makes the following key provisions: 1. Allocates federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for various purposes, including enhancing student retention at community colleges, funding for workforce needs in healthcare, operating support for the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) system, and support for various community and economic development programs. 2. Makes changes to the administration and funding of interdistrict magnet schools and regional agricultural science and technology centers, including revising the grant formulas and counting students as resident students for purposes of education equalization funding. 3. Establishes a program to reimburse certain persons, such as graduates of state colleges/universities, for student loan payments. 4. Transfers the detention center on Union Avenue in New Haven to state control. 5. Requires the Commissioner of Social Services to seek federal approval to expand Medicaid coverage for school-based health services provided to Medicaid-enrolled students. 6. Establishes a Bureau of Services for Persons Who Are Deaf, Deafblind or Hard of Hearing within the Department of Aging and Disability Services. 7. Increases certain Medicaid reimbursement rates, including for chemical maintenance providers and ambulance services. 8. Makes various other changes related to higher education, workforce development, housing, public health, social services, and other areas.

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