• Created the Municipal Reimbursement and Revenue Account (MRRA) to assist municipalities.

• Allow the creation of regional economic development districts.

• Permitted regional revenue sharing agreements.

• Implemented a Uniform Chart of Accounts for towns and BOEs.

• Consolidated 15 regional planning organizations into 9 COGs (Council of Governments).

• Created a tax incidence study.

• Created a land value taxation pilot.

• Provided for a common school calendar that would be created by the Commissioner of Education and administered by Regional Education Service Center (RESC) districts.

• Created a task force that would research the use of alternative fuel and alternative energy school busses to replace the current diesel school busses and save school districts money.

• Connected town halls, major municipal facilities and COGs to the Nutmeg Network.

• Initiated a study concerning the creation of a statewide health insurance pool for school districts or bus companies in which drivers could enroll.

• Commissioned a report by CT DOT to provide suggested guidelines and a process relating to the new MPO structure.

• Re-aligned DSS, DCF, DDS and DMHAS service boundaries.

• Established regional human service coordination councils.

• Permitted two or more boards of education to establish shared service agreements.

• Gave RESC’s the authority to provide more services to BOE’s.

• Allowed two or more municipalities or BOE’s to jointly purchase health insurance for their employees