Public Act l7-2

Sec. 265. (Effectiue from passage) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section L0-262j of
the general statutes, title 7 ofthe general statutes, chapter 204 of the general statutes, any
special act, any municipal charter or any home rule ordinance, for the fiscal years ending
June 30, 20L8, and June 30, 2019, if a municipality has adopted a budget, levied taxes
pursuant to such budget or made adjustments, transfers or modifications to such budget
prior to the adoption of the state budget for said fiscal year and such municipality receives,
pursuant to such adopted state budget, a lower amount of state aid than that projected in
the municipality's adopted, adjusted or modified budget, such municipality may (1) amend
its education budget in the same manner as such education budget was originally adopted,
adjusted or modified, provided the amendment to such education budget shall not exceed
the amount of the decrease in equalization aid grants made to the municipality pursuant to
section 10-262h of the general statutes, (2) amend its noneducation budget in the same
manner as such noneducation budget was originally adopted, adjusted or modified,
provided the amendment to such noneducation budget shall not exceed the amount of the
decrease in state aid other than equaltzation aid grants made to the municipality pursuant
to section 10-262h of the general statutes, (3) make transfers between accounts without
having to follow the same process by which the original budget was adopted, provided such
transfers are approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of such municipality's
Iegislative body, and (4) not later than February 1,2018, for the fiscal year ending June 30,
2018, and January 1,2019, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, adjust the tax levy
pursuant to section 7-567 of the general statutes and the amount of any remaining
installments of such taxes accordingly. If a municipality has }evied a tax for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, that was due and payable in a single installment,
such municipality may mail or hand deliver to persons liable therefor a supplemental rate
bill for any additional tax levy resulting pursuant to subdivision (4) of this subsection.
(b) If a municipality amends its adopted budget or makes transfers between accounts
pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the state shall not consider such amendment or
transfers when determining whether any amount of aid distributed to a municipality or
district for educational purposes only was not so expended. The State Board of Education
shall not cause any such amount to be forfeited or deducted from such municipality's or
district's future equalization aid grant payment. Any such amount shall be included in a
municipality's or district's budgeted appropriation for education for the purposes of
estabiishing any future minimum budget requirement. The provisions of this subsection
shall not apply to a municipality designated as an alliance district, as defined in section 10-
262u of the general statutes.

(c) For the purposes ofthis section, "municipality" means any town, city, borough,
consolidated town and city or consolidated town and borough and "legislative body" means a
board of selectmen, town council, city council, board of aidermen, board of directors, board
of representatives or board of the warden and burgesses of a municipality.

Sec. 266. (Effectiue from passage) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 12-742 of
the general statutes, title 7 or 10 of the general statutes, chapters 170 and 204 oftt-e
general statutes, any special act, any municipal charter or any home rule ordinance, if a
municipality or regional board of education has adopted a budget or levied taxes for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, prior to the adoption ofthe state budget for said fiscal
year and such municipality or regional board of education receives, pursuant to such
adopted state budget, an amount in excess ofone hundred thousand dollars ofstate aid
than that projected in the municipality's or regional board of education's adopted budget,
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amendment to such budget shall be in an amount not exceeding the increase iir state aid to
the municipality or regional board of education. If a municipality has levied a tax that was
due and payable in a single installment for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, such
municipality may mail or hand deliver to persons liable therefor a supplemental rate bill for
any adfitional tax levy resulting pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection or the repeal
of the motor vehicle mill rate cap.

(b) For the purposes of this section, "municipality" means any town, city, borough,
consolidated town and city or consolidated town and borough.