MORE Commission Legislation 2010-14
- 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